The Mint Chicks had moved there as part of an attempt to break the US, since both brothers have US citizenship through their Hawaiian mother. Ruban was living in Portland, Oregan, when he first started work on the home recordings that would launch UMO. However, working together creatively led to a fractious relationship between the brothers in the group and despite their success they went their separate ways. However, Ruban wasn’t satisfied to simply coast as a guitarist and spent long hours of his free time learning scales and figuring out songs that he admired, with his hobby soon turning into an obsession.īetween 20, The Mint Chicks turned from cult legends to a popular act widespread acclaim within New Zealand – their 2007 album Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! went gold, the group won five awards at the following year’s NZ Music Awards, and their final album, Screens (2009), reached the Top 10 of the album charts. March 2013.When his brother Kody formed The Mint Chicks, Ruban decided his rudimentary guitar skills would be sufficient for the punk-influenced act.
Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. ^ a b c Sheffield, Hazel (31 January 2013).II won Best Alternative Album in the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards.
The Observer gave the album three out of five stars, described "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" as "conjoin sleep, prettiness and unease", and the album as having "longueurs where Nielson can get a little vague and inward-directed." NME gave the album eight out of ten, saying "raw melody made Unknown Mortal Orchestra exciting two years ago now they’ve matched it with attention to detail." ĪllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "from the opening moments of the trippy, lo-fi intro 'From the Sun' all the way to the funky-as-a-Hendrix-ballad closer 'Secret Xtians,' II takes risks and achieves greatness." At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". II received acclaim from most music critics. The album cover is a photo of British author Janet Farrar taken by husband Stewart Farrar.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores A 15-track Deluxe Edition was released in October, along with the EP Blue Record. II is the second studio album from the band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, released in February 2013.
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