Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:24 minutes | 453 MB | Genre: Rock, Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock
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‘Sex & Food’ is a delightfully shapeshifting album that filters real-deal serious themes through a vibrant sonic lens that spans battered drum machine funk, doomy and thrashing rock and pinkhued psychedelic disco. Ever since they burst on the scene with blog-favourite ‘Ffunny FFriends’, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have wilfully proved themselves ready to wrong-foot all of us at each turn. Led by New Zealand’s Ruban Nielson, they followed up on that buzzy single with a fully-formed, self-titled debut in 2011 that proved the hype was well placed. Next, ‘II‘, saw them dabble with a mainstream sound while keeping their sound firmly rooted in their scuzzy origins, and 2015’s ‘Multi-Love’ was a glorious psychedelic romp through Prince-tinged pop. It seemed only natural for them to continue boogie-ing towards the dancefloor and build on ‘Multi-Love”s dancier elements.

On their fourth album, ‘Sex & Food’, you’ll be relieved to know that they’re thrown themselves into another bold new direction for a set of fuzzy, funky and fun set of songs that’ll be rattling around your head all summer long. Most notably, on the comforting ‘Honeybee’, Nielson croons a groovy ode to his daughter amid stellar production: “Careful like an orchid / love survives forever / age of paranoia / don’t be such a modern stranger / oh angel.” It may well be the best song they’ve ever done – crafting a tune that’s tender in the right places and a mightily fun summer jam in all the others.

Tracklist:
1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – A God Called Hubris (00:41)
2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Major League Chemicals (03:53)
3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Ministry of Alienation (03:42)
4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hunnybee (04:28)
5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Chronos Feasts On His Children (01:41)
6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – American Guilt (04:33)
7. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – The Internet Of Love (That Way) (04:56)
8. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Everybody Acts Crazy Nowadays (04:14)
9. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – This Doomsday (03:31)
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – How Many Zeros (03:25)
11. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Not In Love We’re Just High (03:37)
12. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – If You’re Going To Break Yourself (04:37)

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