With a name like "Unknown Mortal Orchestra", you really can't expect too much from this New-Zealand-via-Portland lo-fi psych trio in the way of "shit that make sense". Take this new music video for "Ffunny Ffrends", for example (we're not even going to go into the song title…). We imagine the production pitch went a little something like this:"Okay, so there's a girl--a hot girl--and she has this disco ball. And there's also a creepy guy with a metallic mask. And we'll, like, do weird stuff with the camera. Trust me, guys. It's gunna be really cool…"Whether or not there's some kind of layered commentary on social injustices in developing second world nations or something that we're too dense to pick up on, we can't say for sure. Maybe you can take a look and enlighten us, because everyone knows that anonymous people on the internet are superior in intelligence.Also, don't miss Unknown Mortal Orchestra as they pop around the US, then Europe, and finally, Australia! Dates and deets below.9/28 -- Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile w/ Toro Y Moi9/30 -- Portland, OR @ Branx w/ Toro Y Moi10/01 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Toro Y Moi10/02 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Toro Y Moi10/03 -- Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater w/ Toro Y Moi10/04 -- Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom w/ What Laura Says and St. Ranger10/05 -- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress w/ Rcougar10/06 -- El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace w/ Toro Y Moi10/07 -- Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ Toro Y Moi10/08 -- Austin, TX @ The Mohawk w/ Toro Y Moi10/09 -- Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds w/ Toro Y Moi10/10 -- New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's w/ Toro Y Moi10/11 -- Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder w/ Toro Y Moi10/12 -- Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box10/13 -- Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ Toro Y Moi10/14 -- Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade w/ Toro Y Moi10/15 -- West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ Toro Y Moi10/16 -- Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern10/17 -- Winston-Salem, NC @ The Werehouse10/18 -- Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter10/19 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's10/25 -- Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Palace10/27 -- Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle10/28 -- Columbia, MO @ University of Missouri10/29 -- St. Louis, MO @ Billiken Club10/30 -- Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar10/31 -- Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge11/01 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe11/05 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ 418 Project11/05 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ Constellation Room11/06 -- San Diego, CA @ Casbah11/07 -- Oakland, CA @ The New Parish11/18 -- Paris, France @ Petit Bain11/19 -- Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique w/ Foster The People11/20 -- London, UK @ Shepards Bush Empire w/ Foster The People11/21 -- Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute w/ Foster The People11/23 -- Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy w/ Foster The People11/24 -- Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Club11/26 -- Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Club11/28 -- London, UK @ XOYO12/03 -- Sydney, Australia @ Homebake Music, Film, and Arts Festival12/04 -- Brisbane, Australia @ Alhambra Lounge12/07 -- Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory12/08 -- Melbourne, Australia @ The Toff In Town12/09 -- Melbourne, Australia @ Meredith Music Festival12/10 -- Melbourne, Australia @ Northcote Social Club w/ DZ Deathrays
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