Unknown Mortal Orchestra Share Video for New Song “That Life”: Watch

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class="content-header__row content-header__accreditation"> <div class="content-header__row content-header__dek">The Lydia Fine and Tony Blahd-directed clip stars a dancing blue puppet</div> <div class="content-header__row content-header__byline"> <div class="content-header__byline__content"> <div data-testid="BylinesWrapper" class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BylinesWrapper-hledPZ hlNbBe bylines content-header__bylines"> <p class="BylineWrapper-ijboUm jzhTBM byline bylines__byline" data-testid="BylineWrapper" itemprop="author" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BaseText-fFHxRE BylinePreamble-ihmIcV hlNbBe bCOxCw NEgBU byline__preamble">By </span><span itemprop="name" class="BylineNamesWrapper-daLOTm dunlNx"><span data-testid="BylineName" class="BylineName-cLfBPm dmnSKi byline__name"><a class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BaseText-fFHxRE BaseLink-gZIuAp BylineLink-eZMmtB hlNbBe kPoMWt hnNBkC cKspTF byline__name-link button" 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directed by Lydia Fine and Tony Blahd, and stars a dancing blue puppet created by puppeteer and fabricator Laura Manns (<em>The Muppets</em> and <em>Sesame Street</em>). Check it out below via <a class="external-link" data-event-click='{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.secretlystore.com/jagjaguwar"}' href="https://www.secretlystore.com/jagjaguwar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jagjaguwar</a>.</p> <p>Of “That Life,” Unknown Mortal Orchestra mastermind Ruban Nielson said in a press release:</p> <blockquote class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BlockquoteEmbedWrapper-sc-eQHUIm hlNbBe kqeRWC blockquote-embed"> <div class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BlockquoteEmbedContent-hqPMVh hlNbBe iVtWuM blockquote-embed__content"> <p>I saw this painting by Hieronymus Bosch called <em>The Garden of Earthly Delights</em> and in the painting there was a mixture of crazy stuff going on, representing heaven, earth, and hell. When I was writing this song, “That Life,” I was imaging the same kind of “Where’s Waldo” (or “Where’s Wally” as we call it in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK) of contrasting scenes and multiple characters all engaged in that same perverse mixture of luxury, reverie, damnation, in the landscape of America. Somewhere on holiday under a vengeful sun.</p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--in-content"> <div class="ad__slot ad__slot--in-content" data-node-id="io6m2"></div> </div> <p>“That Life” follows June’s “<a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-unknown-mortal-orchestras-new-song-weekend-run/">Weekend Run</a>,” which marked UMO’s first proper single since issuing <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/unknown-mortal-orchestra-sex-and-food/"><em>Sex & Food</em></a> in 2018. After releasing that LP, UMO shared <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/unknown-mortal-orchestra-ic-01-hanoi/"><em>IC-01 Hanoi</em></a>, which sprung from the <em>Sex & Food</em> sessions. Nielson also worked with <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/free-nationals-anderson-paaks-band-drop-new-song-with-umo-daniel-caesar-listen/">Free Nationals and Daniel Caesar</a>, and remixed <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/unknown-mortal-orchestra-remixes-westermans-drawbridge-listen/">Westerman</a> and <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/unknown-mortal-orchestra-and-actress-remix-soccer-mommy-listen/">Soccer Mommy</a> singles.</p> <figure data-testid="IframeEmbed" class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-fhmEXF hlNbBe osGWz iframe-embed"> <div data-testid="IframeEmbedContainer" class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ IframeEmbedContainer-hNgpng hlNbBe iteJOS"> <div class="MessageBannerWrapper-fxjTNs bdroYJ ConsentBannerWrapper-fjFHHh iYsVsD" data-testid="message-banner"> <div class="BaseWrap-sc-TwdDQ BaseText-fFHxRE MessageBannerContent-gbqKAm hlNbBe jtPfyH jsjFxf"> <h4 class="ConsentBannerTitle-gRLylC dHxjBF">Content</h4> </div> </div> </div> </figure> <figure class="CneVideoEmbedFigure-bJQVjw fxssYA cne-video-embed"> <div class="AspectRatioWrapper-fELfkO kpMLur"> <div class="PersistentContainer-cAcXwy fuePZF"></div> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="grid--item grid-layout__aside"> <div class="StickyBoxWrapper-etZGwJ hmOogQ sticky-box"> <div class="StickyBoxPrimary-fEozdy eJUHjp sticky-box__primary"> <div class="Container-ineSfH kZHRTY"></div> <div class="AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--rail"> <div class="ad__slot ad__slot--rail" data-node-id="z3suht"></div> </div> <div class="ConsumerMarketingUnitThemedWrapper-kknrtm gZsZUO consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--display-rail" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--display-rail"></div> <div class="journey-unit"></div> </div> <div data-attr-viewport-monitor="" class="recirc-most-popular-wrapper viewport-monitor-anchor"></div> </div> <div class="StickyBoxPlaceholder-jOpzWB cITeFH"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid-margins grid-items-2 grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail"> <div class="grid--item body body__inline-barrier article__body grid-layout__content"> <div class="container container--body"> <div class="container--body-inner"> <aside class="PaywallInlineBarrierWrapper-boSEwd mRnht" data-testid="PaywallInlineBarrierWrapper"> <div class="ConsumerMarketingUnitThemedWrapper-kknrtm gZsZUO consumer-marketing-unit consumer-marketing-unit--paywall-inline-barrier" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" aria-live="polite"> <div class="consumer-marketing-unit__slot consumer-marketing-unit__slot--paywall-inline-barrier"></div> <div class="journey-unit"></div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment/2021/08/04/unknown-mortal-orchestra-share-video-for-new-song-that-life-watch/">Unknown Mortal Orchestra Share Video for New Song “That Life”: Watch</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/entertainment">Patabook Entertainment</a>.</p>

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