2 0 1 8 , ▁gar ner ing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁pra ise ▁from ▁fans ▁and ▁critics . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁on ▁Ref le ktor ▁Magazine ▁the ▁following ▁was ▁said , ▁" The ▁consistent ▁thread ▁through ▁the ▁U MO ▁catalog ▁remains ▁strong ; ▁front man ▁Rub an ▁N iel son ▁sp ins ▁a ▁soul ful ▁vocal ▁over ▁a ▁back drop ▁of ▁mel od ically ▁rich ▁music ▁and ▁s lick ▁rh ythm . ▁This ▁album ▁builds ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁synth es izers ▁and ▁sample d ▁drum ▁text ures ▁introduced ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁break out ▁LP ▁Multi - L ove ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁offers ▁a ▁different ▁ride . ▁The ▁entire ▁album ▁was ▁cover t ly ▁preview ed ▁in ▁S B - 0 5 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁install ment ▁of ▁a ▁Christmas ▁day ▁instrument al / amb ient ▁track ▁released ▁digit ally ▁for ▁free . ▁Upon ▁first ▁listen , ▁Sex ▁& ▁Food ▁reve als ▁each ▁song ▁in ▁its ▁full ▁form , ▁a ▁pleasant ▁surprise ." ▁In ▁July , ▁the ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁& ▁ 6 Music ▁named ▁Sex ▁& ▁Food ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁albums ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release , ▁the ▁band ▁set ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁tour ▁with ▁stops ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁America , ▁Europe , ▁UK , ▁Asia , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia , ▁with ▁many ▁sold ▁out ▁dates . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁they ▁announced ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁an ▁instrument al