The new project of The Mint Chicks' Ruban Nielson – now based in Portland, Oregon.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra first appeared around a year ago, more a song than a set, more an idea than an identity. They dazzled all who heard them with sound drawing on the freedom of '60s psychedelia and swampy '70s funk, with multi-tracked, heavily treated vocals recalling the raw emotion of R&B from any era.
Ii debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 11 February 2013. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for one week with a highest position of #38. There are five albums by Unknown Mortal Orchestra in the Top 40 Albums.