Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson on new EP Curse
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
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Kara and Mark catch up with Ruban Nielson, the frontman of psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
The band has just released EP
Curse
, a six-track exploration of '70s-'80s Italian horror-inspired psychedelia featuring lead single 'BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES'.
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