Take heed to Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new single ‘Weekend Run’

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have shared their first new music for the yr, releasing the one ‘Weekend Run’.

The psych-rockers’ newest is a blissed-out, groove-heavy lower, with robust hints of disco affect underpinning the five-minute-long observe.

In a press release, bandleader Ruban Nielson mentioned: “On the finish of the day I don’t take with no consideration that I’ve the proper job. I really work to make music that can set somebody’s day proper and I believe that shines via on ‘Weekend Run’.”

‘Weekend Run’ arrives alongside a music video created by Amanda Hugenquist and Chloe Hemingway. Watch that beneath:

‘Weekend Run’ marks the primary official “single” from Unknown Mortal Orchestra since their 2018 album ‘Intercourse & Meals’, however Nielson and co. have stored busy since its launch.

That yr, they shared the experimental, jazz-oriented instrumental album ‘IC-01 Hanoi’. The band have additionally continued their annual custom of releasing a prolonged instrumental observe every Christmas, with ‘SB-07’ in 2019 and ‘SB-08’ arriving final yr.

Exterior of their very own releases, UMO have additionally featured on quite a few tracks by different artists within the final couple of years, similar to Free Nationals‘ ‘Magnificence & Essex’ in 2019 and Aminé‘s ‘Buzzin’ in 2020. The band additionally featured as a part of Gorillaz‘ ‘Music Machine’ sequence final yr, showing on the observe ‘Severed Head’ alongside GoldLink.

Nielson has additionally dropped a number of remixes within the final 12 months, giving his spin on Soccer Mommy’s ‘circle the drain’ final yr and remodeling ‘Drawbridge’ by Westerman again in February.