Unknown Mortal Orchestra has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 3 July 2013. Unknown Mortal Orchestra's music has been featured on 36 episodes.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band formed in Auckland and currently based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Primarily composed of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Ruban Nielson, and bassist Jacob Portrait, the band was started by Nielson in 2010. The band's debut album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records. In November 2013, the band's second album, II, won Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards.

In late 2010 the band's bandcamp account…