Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced their second new album of 2018: IC-01 Hanoi is out October 26 via Jagjaguwar. The band (Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson, and Jacob Portrait) recorded the seven-track instrumental LP at Hanoi, Vietnam’s Phù Sa Studio with the local musician Minh Nguyen, who played sáo trúc (a small flute), đàn môi (a traditional Vietnamese instrument), and Vietnamese percussion. In addition, Nielson’s father Chris played flugelhorn, saxophone, and keyboards on IC-01 Hanoi. Below, listen to “Hanoi 6,” the first offering from the new record.
IC-01 Hanoi was born from the sessions for Sex & Food, UMO’s fourth album, which was released this past April.
