Unknown Mortal Orchestra have dropped a new track that’s about rot make your shitty Monday a whole lot better. It’s called “Can’t Keep Checking My Phone” and is set for release on their forthcoming new album Multi-Love set for release on May 26th via Jagjaguwar.
According to the press release, band member Ruban Nielson had the following to say about the track
“Cant Keep Checking My Phone” is about missing somebody and that point where you refuse to accept online “connectivity” as a substitute for being with someone IRL. When someone you love turns into text and ideas delivered through a device, at some point they’re competing with real things like the aurora borealis, which is another thing that only really makes sense in the flesh. I also read somewhere that the universe might be holographic, and in that case maybe the distance between us is just an illusion. So do you fall in love with the idea of someone? Or the chemicals they give off in person? Either way, I’ve got to get off my phone.
Listen below now.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tour Dates:
05-07 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
05-09 Seattle, WA – Barboza
05-10 Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
05-20 Bristol, England – Thekla
05-21 London, England – Islington Assembly Hall
05-22 Coventry, England – Warwick University
05-23 Liverpool, England – Liverpool Sound City
05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Bitterzoet
05-26 Berlin, Germany – Berghain Kantine
05-27 Brussels, Belgium – AB Club
05-28 Paris, France – La Flèche d’Or
05-29-31 Nîmes, France – This is Not a Love Song Festival
05-30 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
06-02 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
06-03 Montreal, Quebec – Theatre Fairmount
06-04 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
06-05 Pontiac, MI – Pike Room
06-06 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06-08 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
06-09 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
06-10 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
06-11-14 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-13 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
06-14 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
06-15 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
06-16 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle
06-19 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
07-14 Bergen, Norway – Landmark
07-16-19 Southwold, England – Latitude Festival
07-23 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
07-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – Imperial
07-28 Boise, ID – Neurolux
07-29 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
07-31 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
08-01 Santa Fe, NM – Skylight
08-02 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
08-03 Tuscon, AZ – Club Congress
08-05 San Diego, CA – Casbah
08-06 West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy Theatre
08-07-09 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
09-08 Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
09-10 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand
09-11 Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
09-12 Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
09-14 Hamburg, Germany – Ubel & Gefahrlich
09-15 Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
09-16 Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
09-17 Berlin, Germany – Lido
09-20 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg Pandora
09-22 Brighton, England – Concorde 2
09-23 London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
09-24 Birmingham, England – The Library at the Institute
09-25 Manchester, England – The Ritz
09-26 Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s
09-28 Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
09-29 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
09-30 Glasgow, Scotland – QMU