{"product_id":"unknown-mortal-orchestra-ii-cd","title":"Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe opening line on the second album from \u003cstrong\u003eRuban Nielson's Unknown Mortal Orchestra\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rather dark and compelling thought: \"Isolation can put a gun in your hand\". \u003cstrong\u003eNielson\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote most of the songs on \u003cstrong\u003eII\u003c\/strong\u003e while he was on tour - a whirlwind state of existence he's been trying to cope with since the first \u003cstrong\u003eUMO\u003c\/strong\u003e album came out in 2010 and found international acclaim, and there's something in the new tracks that reflect the delirious lack of control, and often a feeling of loneliness, late at night, on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn almost lullaby-esque \u003cstrong\u003e'Swim and Sleep'\u003c\/strong\u003e he sings \"I wish I could swim and sleep like a shark does, I'd fall to the bottom and I'd hide 'til the end of time in the sweet cool darkness\" - sometimes even rock stars just want to go home and sleep. The first \u003cstrong\u003eUMO\u003c\/strong\u003e album had a cheeky light-hearted beatnik atmosphere, while \u003cstrong\u003eII\u003c\/strong\u003e finds the usually wild and free \u003cstrong\u003eNielson\u003c\/strong\u003e sounding quite mature, even heartfelt - and yet it's still an undeniably seductive, hook-filled collection. \u003cem\u003e(NZ Herald)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom The Sun 4:43 \u003cbr\u003eSwim And Sleep (Like A Shark) 2:45 \u003cbr\u003eSo Good At Being In Trouble 3:50 \u003cbr\u003eOne At A Time 2:28 \u003cbr\u003eThe Opposite Of Afternoon 5:25 \u003cbr\u003eNo Need For A Leader 5:44 \u003cbr\u003eMonki 7:18 \u003cbr\u003eDawn 1:08 \u003cbr\u003eFaded In The Morning 4:21 \u003cbr\u003eSecret Xtians 2:43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kiORQAU9wGc\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown Mortal Orchestra","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48214062301428,"sku":"JAG232CD","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/products\/umo_651687da-c67c-474c-a99f-1b45b7721fce.jpg?v=1721950415","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/unknown-mortal-orchestra-ii-cd","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}