Rock And Pop

Artist Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats
Title Mind Control
Label Rise Above Records

Artist Undertones
Title An Anthology
Label Salvo
A more than definitive 2CD best of from Derry’s finest. Astoundingly their entire back catalogue is out of print so this will have to do, but with 29 studio tracks on disc 1 and 27 unreleased demos + rehearsal rack on disc 2 this is a damn good buy.

Artist Unearthly Trance
Title V
Label Relapse

Artist Unkle Bob
Title Sugar and Spite
Label

Artist Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Title II
Label Jagjaguwar
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The Portland trio make decaying states of consciousness seem like heaven with psychedelic guitar-pop that’s alluringly out of focus." Rolling Stone

[LP includes MP3]

Artist Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Title Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Label True Panther Sounds
Unknown Mortal Orchestra (U.M.O.) was conceived as a home recording project by Ruban Nielson after spending years playing and touring in an award-winning New Zealand punk band (on the legendary Flying Nun label). The band broke up after re-locating to Portland, OR and Ruban was ready to move away from his nomadic past.  Ruban’s vision of creating “junkshop record collector pop” culminated in the creation of sprawling Beatles-esque guitar melodies over hammered out break-beats, spliced with an individual touch of gentle weirdness.  The results deliver a surprisingly unified fusion of several influential elements - classic psychedelic rock, Krautrock rhythms and proto-hip hop beats – all interacting to create a cohesive album.