II (studio album)
by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra bestography
II is ranked as the best album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
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II track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 21:45 | Araldo | 1,469 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 20:58 |  ExTeaSea | 5,081 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 22:50 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,510 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2025 05:59 |  Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Well, I really like the first two songs.
RockyRaccoon 07/09/2013 19:38 | #80714
This album is an amalgamation of a few different genres. It has its lo-fi sound to it in places, it has some great guitar-work like you would expect out of straight rock music, and it has the reverb and spacey vocals you’d expect from dream pop. It’s a strange combination that actually works quite well.
It’s not often in indie rock that you come across someone like Ruban Nielson, someone who is a very good guitar player, but also an insane partier. Like, it’s amazing that he’s alive right now, and this is only their second album. But it works, and it works very well. You get some inventive melodies and some great rhythm to work with and you get a very solid album.
This album re-defines lo-fi, it is certainly true that they are more creative than Foxygen but they are also less accesible as II doesn't have any songs that will strike most people first time round. Anyway this is really unique and Unknown mortal orchestra will either become one of the most influential bands ever or one of the most underrated. Anyone who likes this should check out my list, I put this as n°3 best psychedelic album of the last 20 years.
A better 60s psych revival than Foxygen. Because, you know, they actually do something of their own with the sound instead of just trying to sound as much as possible like those (classic) bands.
Its alright. Not amazing but a fun listen.
Glad I stopped over looking this band and gave this album a chance, and loved it!
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