Unknown Mortal Orchestra Announce 2023 Tour

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced a 2023 tour in support of a forthcoming double album, along with the first taste of the record. Watch the video for “I Killed Captain Cook” below and scroll down for the tour dates.

The video features Ruban Neilson’s mother, Deedee Aipolani Nielson, described in a press release as “a Kanaka Maoli from Hilo and Miss Aloha Hula 1973.” The song, the release notes, “is told from the perspective of the Hawaiian that killed Captain James Cook, the English explorer largely responsible for the colonization of Polynesia, who attempted to kidnap Hawaiian chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu, and eventually met his demise in Hawai’i as a result.” When Nielson was a child, his mother would tell him the story, and the song is his tribute to her.

Last year, UMO released a pair of standalone singles, “Weekend Run” and “That Life,” as well as “SB-09.”