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48-468: UMO can refer to: Unknown Mortal Orchestra , a psychedelic rock band from New Zealand United Macedonian Organisation: Ilinden–Pirin , a Macedonian organization in Bulgaria University of Maine at Orono (unofficial abbreviation) Mozilla Add-ons , a website formerly referred to as UMO (from update.mozilla.org) UMO Jazz Orchestra ,

96-549: A 7" on their tour with Grizzly Bear . II has received critical acclaim. In November 2013 it won Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards. II was nominated for the Taite Music Prize 2014, an annual music prize awarded for the best album from New Zealand. Clash Music gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying "from opener 'From The Sun', which recalls George Harrison-psychedelia, to

144-613: A Finnish big band University of Mount Olive , a private Christian University located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, USA. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title UMO . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UMO&oldid=951014391 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

192-496: A bonus track. Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1, describing that with "an expert use of space rare for such a lo-fi record, UMO manages a unique immersive and psychedelic quality without relying on the usual array of bong-ripping effects." In the spring of 2012, the band won the Taite Music Prize for the album. Although the nominated Unknown Mortal Orchestra did not win Best Alternative Album, Nielson took home

240-474: A cover of JoJo 's single " Too Little Too Late " for Droste's twenty-ninth birthday. Also in 2007, the band released Friend , an EP which features outtakes, alternate versions of songs, and covers of Grizzly Bear material done by Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS), Band of Horses , and Atlas Sound . In addition, members of the Dirty Projectors and Beirut collaborated with the band on "Alligator" and

288-441: A day, the song had received significant coverage from independent music blogs such as Pitchfork . Through their reposting and attempts to hunt down the creator, Nielson eventually claimed the track as Unknown Mortal Orchestra's. The band's debut self-titled album was released 21 June 2011 on Fat Possum Records . The album received critical acclaim. Nielson promoted a 'Kiwi Edition' of the album on his Instagram, which includes

336-457: A demo or sample from their upcoming album. Later, they uploaded a number of clips (all brief and without lyrics) with increasing frequency. On May 5, 2017, the song "Three Rings" was released onto Vevo. Soon after, on May 17, 2017, a new single, "Mourning Sound" was released, and a new album was announced titled Painted Ruins . As promotion, a third track "Four Cypresses" was released onto the band's Vevo on June 23, 2017. A fourth promotion single

384-622: A different career. We may do something again. When those [ Painted Ruins ] tours ended, I was about to have a child, Chris Taylor just had his son, Chris Bear has a family, he was pursuing other work. It made sense to have a break there to do other things. We've always taken time between records. I don't know what the future holds. I think for now it's safe to say we're inactive, but I'm very reluctant to make some grand statement like, 'We've broken up!' I don't trust that, especially because people come back together again. I think it's entirely possible that we could, I just don't know." Rossen elaborated in

432-437: A further interview: "I think where we are now is just a very natural — you know, Grizzly Bear, I joined that band at the end of 2004, so you consider how long that was. The stretch that we were active was like 14 years. And I think if anything it’s just like, people change, lives change. I really respect bands and artists that can keep it together forever, but I think we all just wanted to do some different things with our lives for

480-463: A little bit. That doesn’t mean the band’s over. It’s not. There’s no official line on that. We’re not broken up or anything. It’s just, you know, Ed is pursuing a different career. He went back to school. He wanted to do that. He was having not the most productive time on the road. It was not great for him. It wasn’t really great for any of us by the end, honestly. It was just… we wanted to do something different." In November 2023, Ed Droste suggested that

528-556: A pleasant surprise." In July, the BBC Radio & 6Music named Sex & Food one of the best albums released in 2018. Following the release, the band set out on a global tour with stops in North America, Europe, UK, Asia, New Zealand and Australia, with many sold out dates. In September 2018, they announced the release of an instrumental album that originated from the sessions for Sex & Food , titled IC-01 Hanoi . It

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576-500: A result of their success on the road they announced in early April that they would extend their tour through the end of 2013. That summer the band performed at a number of major European festivals, including Roskilde Festival , Pukkelpop and Lowlands . On 25 February 2013, Unknown Mortal Orchestra made their American television debut, performing "So Good At Being in Trouble" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . On 29 October 2013,

624-819: A rule." Veckatimest made many Top Album lists for 2009 (#1 Wall Street Journal , No. 6 Pitchfork, No. 6 New York Times , No. 8 Time ). In 2009 Grizzly Bear played at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 28 with Owen Pallett , backed by an orchestra arranged by Nico Muhly and conducted by Michael Christie . They played new songs from Veckatimest as well as songs from Yellow House . Ed Droste has stated that many songs (such as "Central and Remote", "Reprise" and "Campfire") will not be played again unless backed by an orchestra. In March 2009, they played two showcases at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas . In July 2009, they played at

672-843: A second single "That Life". On 25 October 2022, the band announced a 2023 US/UK tour in support of a forthcoming double album and released the single "I Killed Captain Cook". On 2 February 2023, the band announced the double album V , which was released on 17 March 2023 via Jagjaguwar, and released the single "Layla". On 21 February, “Nadja”, the fifth single from V was released. Current Current touring musicians Former Former touring musicians Paul Epworth feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra (composer, vocals) Arlo Parks & Unknown Mortal Orchestra India Shawn feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Wet Leg & Unknown Mortal Orchestra Portugal. The Man feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Grizzly Bear (band) Initially

720-534: A sold-out performance at the Sydney Opera House. The performance was streamed live internationally on YouTube . Following the completion of the Shields tour, Daniel Rossen embarked upon a solo tour performing tracks from his debut EP, and his other band, Department of Eagles . During the tour, Rossen commented on the future of Grizzly Bear, stating: "We don't have a clear plan. We tend to like to let

768-504: A solo project for Droste, the first Grizzly Bear album, Horn of Plenty (2004), was a lo-fi studio project released on Kanine Records . The album featured drumming contributions from Bear, who would go on to join the project full-time in 2004, alongside Taylor and Rossen for live performances. Performing as a four-piece, the resulting chemistry turned Grizzly Bear into a band of equal collaborators, with Rossen becoming its co-lead vocalist and second principal songwriter, and Taylor adopting

816-507: A soulful vocal over a backdrop of melodically rich music and slick rhythm. This album builds on many of the synthesizers and sampled drum textures introduced on the previous breakout LP Multi-Love in 2015, but offers a different ride. The entire album was covertly previewed in SB-05, the 2017 installment of a Christmas day instrumental/ambient track released digitally for free. Upon first listen, Sex & Food reveals each song in its full form,

864-463: A therapist. His departure was not announced publicly, but was confirmed during a podcast appearance in 2020. Discussing his departure from the band in November 2023, Droste noted: "I guess the decision came when I realized I didn't like the lifestyle in the band, which wasn't sustainable for me. I wasn't feeling healthy anymore, and so I just decided to try something new. [...] It was just difficult at

912-527: A truly collaborative album, Droste says the creative process was "more fractured." While two members still live in New York, the other half, including Droste, have traded coasts and now reside in Los Angeles. As of June 2016, Droste had been working on the next album with the rest of Grizzly Bear. On April 4, 2017, Grizzly Bear posted a short video clip to their website and Instagram account —presumably

960-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra (also known as UMO ) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band from Auckland and now based in Portland , Oregon . fronted by multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson , assisted by his brother Kody Nielson and bassist Jacob Portrait . Nielson started

1008-586: The Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago , Illinois . In 2009, Grizzly Bear collaborated with singer Victoria Legrand on the song "Slow Life" for The Twilight Saga: New Moon . The song is featured in the film as Bella sees an illusion of Edward underwater. In March 2012, Daniel Rossen released a solo EP, Silent Hour/Golden Mile , consisting of tracks he had written for the band's forthcoming album, but were not used. On June 5, 2012,

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1056-482: The EP's hidden track. In summer of 2008, Grizzly Bear opened for Radiohead on the second leg of their North American tour. In Toronto , on their last date of the tour together, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood spoke of his love for Grizzly Bear, on stage, calling them his favorite band. Of the experience, Taylor has commented: “It was shocking, and kind of unbelievable. It still is unbelievable. Opening for Radiohead

1104-581: The album was available for an early listen via the NPR website. Grizzly Bear was scheduled to headline and curated ATP 's I'll Be Your Mirror festival at Alexandra Palace in London, UK on May 5, 2013. However, after the event was initially postponed to November 2013, I'll Be Your Mirror was cancelled in August due to "problems with the venue and new date". On September 17, 2013, the track "Will Calls (Marfa Demo)"

1152-669: The band could regroup in the future: "It's not a destroyed entity. It can easily come back and exist if the time is right and the mood is right." In 2009, Grizzly Bear contributed "Service Bell" (with Feist ) and "Deep Blue Sea" to the AIDS benefit album Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization . That same year they also released a charity T-shirt via the Yellow Bird Project , to raise money for

1200-575: The band in 2009, initially as a solo project. The band's first album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records . After forming The Mint Chicks in South Auckland and experiencing success with them, Ruban Nielson moved to the United States in 2007. The singer and guitarist released the track "Ffunny Ffriends" on his anonymous Bandcamp profile on 17 May 2010. No further information was provided and no mention of who created it. Within

1248-541: The band performed on Last Call with Carson Daly. "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" also appears in the association football video game FIFA 16 . The band's fourth studio album, Sex & Food , was released on 6 April 2018, garnering a lot of praise from critics. In a review in Reflektor Magazine, the following was said: "The consistent thread through the UMO catalog remains strong; frontman Ruban Nielson spins

1296-408: The band reconvened for the more experimental and expansive album, Shields , which was released to further acclaim in 2012. The band's fifth studio album, Painted Ruins , was released in 2017. Following the album's accompanying tour, the band entered an extended hiatus, with Droste announcing that he had left the band in 2020. Grizzly Bear began as a moniker for songwriter Ed Droste 's music in

1344-463: The band released an EP titled Blue Record . It included three acoustic versions of songs taken from their previous album. On 5 February 2015, the band announced their third studio album, Multi-Love . They released the title track as the first single, which was designated "Best New Track" by Pitchfork . Multi-Love was released on 26 May 2015. It was well received by critics. Rolling Stone commented that " Multi-Love sees Nielson coloring outside

1392-494: The early 2000s. Regarding the band's origins as a solo project, Droste noted, "It was just like doing a little home project, and I thought "oh, this is fun, I'm just going to call this stuff Grizzly Bear. [...] Our name was actually just a nickname for an old boyfriend of mine." In 2004, Droste released Grizzly Bear's debut album, Horn of Plenty . Predominately a solo album, the album featured contributions from future drummer Christopher Bear . Rolling Stone magazine wrote of

1440-623: The end for me and a bit of it was losing its luster, I suppose. And never say never. There's no official breakup or anything. I'm just doing this for now and who knows what'll happen in the future." Daniel Rossen and Chris Bear continued to work together closely during the band's hiatus. At first collaborating with Fleet Foxes on the track "Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman" from their 2020 album, Shore . Rossen released his debut solo album, You Belong There , in April 2022, which featured significant contributions from Bear throughout. The pair composed

1488-437: The first album, "the pure atmospheric power of the songs is more than enough to hypnotize." Droste and Bear were subsequently joined by bass guitarist and producer Chris Taylor , and performed four shows together as a three-piece. Regarding these shows, Droste noted, "We've never played without the four of us, really. The first couple shows we did before we knew Dan [Rossen], we did with three of us and they kind of sucked. From

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1536-445: The get-go, when we were trying to put together a live show, that's when we discovered our sound and that's why I think that was the beginning of the band." Guitarist and vocalist Daniel Rossen , a friend of Bear's from jazz-camp, joined the band soon after. Rossen stated, "For a long time, I only played my songs to close friends; and it just happened that I lived with Chris Taylor during my second year of college, so he heard them. He

1584-589: The lines for a vibrant vision of connection" and Pitchfork praised Nielson's ear for how something should sound and referred to the album as his "most accomplished." Singles "Multi-Love" and "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" were both A-listed at BBC's 6 Music. Following the release, UMO embarked on a tour through Europe, the US and Canada, with many sold out dates. On 12 August, UMO performed "Multi-Love" on Late Night with Seth Meyers . On 25 August they performed "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" on Conan . On 16 February 2016

1632-528: The records come together naturally. I think everyone wants a little bit of a break and everyone's scattered around the globe. I think towards the end of the year, if it feels natural, we'll start again." In a more recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, singer Ed Droste explained that a new album was in the works. Unlike the recording process for Shields , where Grizzly Bear ensconced themselves at studios in Marfa, Texas and Cape Cod, Massachusetts to construct

1680-493: The role of producer and multi-instrumentalist. The band's second studio album, Yellow House , was released to widespread critical acclaim in 2006 and was the first to feature the full Grizzly Bear band. Preceded by the single " Two Weeks ", the band's third studio album, Veckatimest (2009), increased their exposure significantly, reaching #8 on the Billboard 200 and selling over 220,000 copies. After extensive touring,

1728-430: The song " Sleeping Ute " from their then-untitled upcoming studio album was posted on the band's website, along with the album's track listing. The band also announced tour dates in conjunction with the release of the song, which coincided with the release date of the album. On July 9, 2012, the band revealed the album's title to be Shields . On September 4, 2012, the album leaked on the internet. Then on September 10,

1776-502: The soundtrack to the 2023 film, Past Lives , which was released on A24 Music . In an interview promoting You Belong There , Rossen confirmed that Grizzly Bear is currently on hiatus. "There's no official line here," Rossen said. "I still work closely with Chris Bear, I still talk with Chris Taylor fairly often — he lives in Spain now. Ed and I are still in contact, but he needs a little distance from us for personal reasons. He's pursuing

1824-610: The success of II and embarked on a world tour. The tour started off with shows in Australia, and hometown shows in New Zealand, followed by several stops in Europe. The band toured extensively throughout North America with opener Foxygen . In March 2013, Unknown Mortal Orchestra was named one of Fuse TV's 30 must-see artists at SXSW . Unknown Mortal Orchestra consistently sold out shows in both Europe and in North America, and as

1872-487: The tender Family Stone shuffle of the closing of 'Secret Xtians', 'II' displays both a glowing warmth in its production and a deft use of space that illuminate Nielson's superbly crafted compositions." Paste magazine called the album "a modern, beat-heavy take on '60s psych, with plenty of hooks and fuzz to get you hooked and feeling fuzzy." NME praised Ruban's ability to turn his songs into "works of warm, fuzzy beauty." In late 2012, Unknown Mortal Orchestra capitalized on

1920-409: The title of Best Male Artist at the 47th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards . In September 2012, Unknown Mortal Orchestra announced that they had signed to Jagjaguwar and were working on their second full-length album. Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album, II , was released on 5 February 2013. The first single from the album, entitled "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)", was first available as

1968-468: Was a huge honor for us, as a band and as individuals. We’ve all had long-term relationships with Radiohead’s music, so we didn’t want to take that opportunity for granted, and do anything less than the best we could." Christopher has also commented that it "was like a dream." The group then convened at a house on Cape Cod to solidify their third full-length album, Veckatimest , which released in May 2009 and

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2016-484: Was debuted, together with the announcement of two expanded Shields re-releases, followed by the song "Listen and Wait (Bonus Track)" on October 30. The re-releases, Shields: Expanded and Shields: B-sides , were released on November 11, 2013 and include eight B-side remixes, five unreleased songs, and three remixes sold in two formats: a two-CD set and 12" 180 grams (6.3 oz) vinyl. In January 2014, Grizzly Bear closed out their international Shields tour with

2064-408: Was my entrance into Grizzly Bear. He joined the band first, then after a while he suggested I come in with these songs. [...] When I joined, I did about two rehearsals with them, worked out one of my songs to put into the set, then a week later we were out on the road for a two-month tour. It was a real trial-by-fire thing. I was close with Chris and Chris [Bear], but I didn’t know Ed [Droste] at all; it

2112-579: Was named "after a tiny, uninhabited island on Cape Cod that the band visited and was inspired by, particularly liking its Native American name." Upon release the album reached No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and met with widespread critical acclaim. Chris Bear has noted that compared to Yellow House , the 2009 release Veckatimest is more of an accessible pop record. He said: "I think that it’s kinda clearer, clearer equals more accessible I feel like clearer equals more accessible in general as

2160-525: Was released by Kanine Records . Contributors include Simon Bookish , Final Fantasy , Soft Pink Truth , DNTEL , Efterklang , and Ariel Pink . Their first record as a quartet and to feature material written by Rossen, Yellow House , was released on Warp Records in September 2006. It was named for Droste's mother's house where it was recorded and ranked as one of the top albums of 2006 by The New York Times and Pitchfork . In 2007, Rossen recorded

2208-465: Was released on 26 October 2018. On 25 June 2021, the band released "Weekend Run", its first proper single since 2018's Sex & Food. The song was released via the band's long time label Jagjaguwar. Of the new song, Ruban Nielson said "At the end of the day I don't take for granted that I have the perfect job -- I truly work to make music that will set someone's day right and I think that shines through on 'Weekend Run.'" Later on 4 August, they released

2256-406: Was released on July 21, 2017 titled "Neighbors". On August 18, 2017 Painted Ruins was released to positive reviews. The album was followed by a music video for the track "Losing All Sense," released onto the band's Vevo on September 28, 2017, featuring actresses Busy Philipps and Freckle . In 2020, Ed Droste confirmed that he had departed from the band and had enrolled in school to become

2304-417: Was weird getting to know a stranger by spending all day in the same car." Regarding the decision to turn Grizzly Bear into a full band, Droste noted: "I was quite happy to relinquish the idea of being a solo artist. I hate the thought of being under a spotlight with my guitar, mumbling into a microphone. It's horribly scary to me." In 2005, The Remixes , a collection of remixed songs from Horn of Plenty ,

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