When I recently went to see Unknown Mortal Orchestra play in Chicago, the opening act was their Jagjaguwar label mates Foxygen. I had never heard of them before, however I must say that not only was I duly impressed enough to delve further into their oeuvre, but there were probably more people there to see them than UMO who were the headliners. Foxygen is a California duo … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Oh Yeah” by Foxygen
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Song Of The Day – “From The Sun” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Out of the murky haze of gauze- encased melodies and tranquilized, processed vocals arrives the second album from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, cleverly titled II. UMO is the brain child of Ruban Nielson, formally of the band Mint Chicks, who counts artists as diverse as Captain Beefheart and Sly Stone as major influences. Their muffled sound is an amalgam of neo-psychedelic … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “From The Sun” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bicycle” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Every year after the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, I come home with a list of artists that I hadn’t heard before who were great to listen to on stage. After further investigation some of them have released great records that had fallen under my radar, others, not so much. Some of the acts I first heard at Pitchfork include Fleet Foxes, Dodos, tUnE-yArDs and Battles, all … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bicycle” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Real” by Real Estate – Pitchfork Recap Day 3
Day three of the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival was one for musical grazing – going from stage to stage to happen upon whomever is performing. If the music is good, you stay…if it isn’t; it’s on to the next stage. Since Union Park is rather smallish and the body count of 20,000 people per day is miniscule, particularly in comparison to Lollapalooza’s 90,000 per day, Pitchfork is … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “It’s Real” by Real Estate – Pitchfork Recap Day 3