and IC-01 Hanoi The band's fourth studio album, Sex & Food, was released on 6 April 2018, garnering a lot of praise from fans and critics. In a review on Reflektor Magazine the following was said, "The consistent thread through the UMO catalog remains strong; frontman Ruban Nielson spins a soulful vocal over a backdrop of melodically rich music and slick rhythm. This album builds on many of the synthesizers and sampled drum textures introduced on the previous breakout LP Multi-Love in 2015, but offers a different ride. The entire album was covertly previewed in SB-05, the 2017 installment of a Christmas day instrumental/ambient track released digitally for free. Upon first listen, Sex & Food reveals each song in its full form, a pleasant surprise." In July, the BBC Radio & 6Music named Sex & Food one of the best albums released in 2018. Following the release, the band set out on a global tour with stops in North America, Europe, UK, Asia, New Zealand and Australia, with many sold out dates. In September 2018, they announced the release of an instrumental album that originated from the sessions for Sex & Food, titled IC-01 Hanoi. It was released on 26 October 2018. V On 25 June 2021 the band released "Weekend Run", its first proper single since 2018's Sex & Food. The song was released via the band's long time label Jagjaguwar. Of the new song, Ruban Nielson said "At the end of the day I don't take for granted that I have the perfect job -- I truly work to make music that will set someone's day right and I think that shines through on 'Weekend Run.'" Later on 4 August, they released a second single "That Life". On 25 October 2022, the band announced a 2023 US/UK tour in support of a forthcoming double album and released the single "I Killed Captain Cook". On 2 February 2023, the band announced the double album V scheduled for release on 17 March 2023 via Jagjaguwar, and released the single "Layla". On 21 February, “Nadja”, the fifth single from V was released. Members Current Ruban Nielson – lead vocals, guitar, drums, bass, piano, keyboards, synthesizers Jacob Portrait – bass, synths, backing vocals Kody Nielson – drums, percussion, synths, backing vocals Touring Quincy McCrary – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Chris Nielson – keyboards, synths, saxophone, backing vocals Former Julien Ehrlich – drums