▁with ▁" an ▁expert ▁use ▁of ▁space ▁rare ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁lo - fi ▁record , ▁U MO ▁man ages ▁a ▁unique ▁imm ers ive ▁and ▁psych ed el ic ▁quality ▁without ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁usual ▁array ▁of ▁b ong - ri pping ▁effects ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁band ▁won ▁the ▁Ta ite ▁Music ▁Prize ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁Although ▁the ▁nominated ▁Un known ▁Mort al ▁Orchestra ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁Best ▁Altern ative ▁Album , ▁N iel son ▁took ▁home ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Best ▁Male ▁Art ist ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁annual ▁V od af one ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁ ▁II ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Un known ▁Mort al ▁Orchestra ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁Jag j agu war ▁and ▁were ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁second ▁full - length ▁album . ▁Un known ▁Mort al ▁Orchestra ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁II , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁entitled ▁" Sw im ▁and ▁S leep ▁( Like ▁a ▁Sh ark )", ▁was ▁first ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁ 7 " ▁on ▁their ▁tour ▁with ▁G ri zz ly ▁Bear . ▁ ▁II ▁has ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁won ▁Best ▁Altern ative ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁II ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Ta ite ▁Music ▁Prize