3: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – MULTI LOVE...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra has been my favourite band
for the past few years and seeing them grow and develop has been a real
pleasure. With Multi Love, their
third and most accessible album, they stay true to their slightly distorted musical
outlook and the sound truly belongs to them. Psychedelic, soulful, funk, rock and
pop are all words that could be used to describe their music and every label in
that description could easily be applied at different points within their
albums or live sets. They have become one of the very few artists or bands that
I have seen perform on three or more occasions, having seen them at the Electric Ballroom (UMO Electric Ballroom 2013) Islington Assembly Hall and their recent gig at Shepherd’s Bush Empire was my favourite live show of 2015 (UMO - Shepherd's Bush Empire.) Their live show has grown in stature and taken on a persona of its
own – pushing the music way beyond the constraints of a recorded format and
freeing it up in the live arena. Ruban
Neilson, the main man, has relinquished total control, allowing the other band
members the freedom to express themselves and it has worked a treat. The
addition of a superb keyboard player has taken the music in another direction,
the drummer is sensational, and the bassist who holds it all together needs to
be given his wings!! To be able to produce incredibly good music, with a unique
feel, time and again is the sign of a band at the top of their game. Multi Love
is another super UMO LP...
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