- indie rock
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Jagjaguwar
II is the second studio album from the band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, released in February 2013. A 15-track Deluxe Edition was released in October, along with the EP Blue Record. A 10th anniversary special vinyl reissue was released on 17 November 2023.
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Character
Character-led, spare, grave and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 78/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Financial Times4/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Irish Times3/5 ★
- NME8/10
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.3/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1From the Sun4:44
- 2Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)2:45
- 3So Good at Being in Trouble3:50
- 4One at a Time2:29
- 5The Opposite of Afternoon5:25
- 6No Need for a Leader5:45
- 7Monki7:19
- 8Dawn1:08
- 9Faded in the Morning4:22
- 10Secret Xtians2:43
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Label
- Jagjaguwar
- Released
- February 4, 2013
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- MX
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