While we try our best to rack our brains to come up with insightful ways to describe a band’s sound, sometimes it’s best left to said act, so I figured I’d do just that with the Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The Portland-based trio, who were an extremely late in the year discovery for me, released their highly recommendable self-titled debut via Fat Possum back in June, which they describe as “alien beatnik pop music that echoed 60s psychedelia and krautrock minimalism with just a hint of gentle weirdness, with a sound that recalls Captain Beefheart, Sly Stone and RZA jamming on some kids tv theme too dark to ever be broadcast.” We couldn’t have said any better ourselves, actually we probably wouldn’t have even come close.

Last week the band released the video for Bicycle, let’s check it out…

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Bicycle

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a degree in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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