Three months is a long time to wait for Old Saint Nick to squeeze his fat ass down yer chim-chim-i-ney, B&E-ing you for your hard-earned cookies and milk in the hopes of receiving some tree-feeding baubles cloaked in gaudy wrap. Thankfully, Ruban Nielson’s Unknown Mortal Orchestra knows no holidays; he brings the jollies throughout the year. Fresh-ish off his latest merry musical, Sex & Food, it has been announced that UMO will be releasing an unexpected early holiday gift in the form of a new full-length instrumental album…in October!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s IC-01 Hanoi is out October 26 on Jagjaguwar and features seven tracks recorded by Nielson, his brother Kody, and frequent collaborator Jacob Portrait (with help from local musician Minh Nguyen and Nielson senior, Chris) while in Hanoi recording tracks for the last UMO platter, Sex & Food. The album is an indulgent (in the best way) exploration of sounds closer to Nielson’s jazz and avant-garde heart.
Listen to “Hanoi 6” below and try not to trip up on the tricky tracklisting below before tiptoeing through the international tour dates. IC-01 Hanoi can be pre-ordered here. Scrooges, sling yer hook elsewhere!
IC-01 Hanoi tracklisting:
01. Hanoi 1
02. Hanoi 2
03. Hanoi 3
04. Hanoi 4
05. Hanoi 5
06. Hanoi 6
07. Hanoi 7
Unknown Mortal Orchestra tour dates:
09.25.18 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Bee
09.26.18 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Empirica
10.04.18 - Guadalajara, Mexico - C3 Stage
10.06.18 - Lomas Atlas, Mexico - Festival Hipnosis, Deportivo Lomas Atlas
10.26.18 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Mon
10.27.18 - Bilbao, Spain - BIME Live
10.29.18 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
10.30.18 - Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna
11.01.18 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - La Cooperative de Mai
11.02.18 - Antwerp, Belgium - Filter Festival
11.03.18 - Paris, France - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11.04.18 - Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom Frankfurt
11.06.18 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
11.07.18 - Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan
11.08.18 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
11.09.18 - Bergen, Norawy - Landmark
11.11.18 - Groningen, Netherlands - Oosterpoort
11.13.18 - Vienna, Austria - Flex
11.14.18 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
11.15.18 - Vevey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair
11.16.18 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
11.17.18 - Leipzig, Germany - Trascentury Update No. 3 Festival
11.19.18 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute
11.21.18 – London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
11.22.18 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
11.23.18 - Sheffield, UK -@ The Leadmill
11.25.18 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy
11.26.18 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3
01.12.19 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Hagley Park
01.14.19 - Queenstown, New Zealeand - John Davies Oval
01.19.19 - Auckland, New Zealand - Western Springs
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