![]() ![]() So why does he sound so sad to see his insanity drained of its intensity in the cold light of day?Īll the storytelling and structure makes ‘II’ much more considered than its self-titled 2011 predecessor. By the end, the sun is up and Nielson has kept his mind. ‘Dawn’ explores his obsession with new age theories (see also the cover art, featuring British Wiccan high priestess Janet Farrar), while ‘Faded In The Morning’ fizzes with warm cassette sounds and the cheerful proclamation: “ Don’t want to die today”. From there, ‘II’ maps out a single, sleepless night that takes Nielson through dreams of his home and wife and child in Portland (‘So Good At Being In Trouble’) through the process of getting out, getting high, and trying to resist temptation (‘One At A Time’, ‘The Opposite Of Afternoon’). “ Isolation can put a gun in your hand”, he sings on first track ‘From The Sun’, setting the tone with a croak. With ‘II’, he gets closer than ever to laying out those hazards for all to see. Nielson describes his commitment to partying on tour as an “occupational hazard”. Since his 2011 debut, Nielson has been testing the limits of the mind with a cocktail of drugs that would make Raoul Duke from Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas blush. ![]() It’s something of a miracle that Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s singer Ruban Nielson is even alive to make a second album. ![]()
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