How a Broken Synth Inspired Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The band's singer-guitarist Ruban Nielson explains how "Multi-Love" was influenced by Baz Luhrmann's movie, Questlove, and a broken synthesizer.
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"Multi-Love" is the title track from the 2015 album by the acclaimed rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. When it was first released, it was named a Best New Track by Pitchfork. In this episode, the band's singer-guitarist Ruban Nielson tells the story of how he made the song with help from his brother Kody Nielson, and how it was influenced by Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, Questlove, and a broken synthesizer.

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