Multi-Love finds Unknown Mortal Orchestra surging ahead of their fellow psych-pop voyagers, abandoning the hazy introversion of previous albums for frisky, rainbow-coloured optimism.
The fact that Multi-Love presents a huge creative leap forward helps to deal with the shock of the new.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra can now sit back and smile at the fact they’ve written an album which could just as easily be this year’s Channel Orange as it could be its Lonerism. But then again, what makes it even better is how it’s still so distinctively UMO’s that it really can only be 2015’s Multi-Love.
Multi-Love is chock full of weighty grooves and skilful funk all cast under the same purple-orange lava lamp palette as the album's cover.
Immediately, Multi-Love introduces its polyamorous priorities in multiple senses, equally emphasizing real-life interpersonal relationships as Nielson's many-tendriled affection for multi-instrumentation and electronic layering.
2015 is definitely shaping up to be the year of the groove in rock music, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra's most recent effort, Multi-Love, is helping head up the charge.
We have arrived at a notable highpoint for both Nielson and the rest of the Orchestra. Multi-Love marks their best LP yet.
What Multi-Love lacks in immediacy it mostly makes up for in aesthetic.
Just as in his personal life, Multi-Love sees Nielson coloring outside the lines for a vibrant vision of connection.
Multi-Love is still an impressive stretch that shows Neilson successfully moving away from the sound that made him strangely popular without losing much of the adventurous spirit that informed it.
Man, they really decided to change up their style a lot throughout their previous albums. I like this a lot more than their slow, lackluster and mellow songs. It has nice jams on it that don't disappoint me at all really, just some aren't really too different from each other. Overall enjoyable psychedelic pop/funk songs that leave you very happy after listening to them.
Smooth and mesmerizing, Multi-Love is a pleasant surprise which continues to impress me with every listen.
Best Track: Stage or Screen
Worst Track: The World Is Crowded
Amazing album unique rock music mix R&b soul Psychedelic soul Fresh awesome again buy hot summer
One of the most ear grabbing and engaging lo-fi funk pop ever. Crescendos into one of my all time favorite albums.
funky lo-fi psych pop bangers. a great way to calm down after listening to the Lingua Ignota album
Multi-Love è l'esempio lampante di come il detto "beato fra le donne" sia vero finché la situa non diventa TROPPO seria... Ruban Nielson, la mano principale dietro gli Unknown Mortal Orchestra, e la sua estrosa famiglia ci raccontano delle avventure vissute da Ruban, sua moglie e una donna che per un periodo si è stabilita con la coppia, dando così il via a un'intensa relazione a 3. L'intero album fa da diario della storia, partendo dalla curiosità e ... read more
1 | Multi-Love 4:10 | 88 |
2 | Like Acid Rain 2:02 | 79 |
3 | Ur Life One Night 4:27 | 77 |
4 | Can’t Keep Checking My Phone 4:16 | 87 |
5 | Extreme Wealth and Casual Cruelty 6:04 | 78 |
6 | The World Is Crowded 4:19 | 84 |
7 | Stage or Screen 3:26 | 76 |
8 | Necessary Evil 5:17 | 90 |
9 | Puzzles 7:02 | 80 |
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