If The Ums took themselves seriously enough to have a motto, it might be something like this variation on Walt Whitman’s famous conceit: “Do we contradict ourselves? Very well then, we contradict ourselves… We are The Ums. We contain multitudes.” With their playful mélange of post-rock, geek rock, soul, British Invasion-era pop and psychedelia, The Ums are veritable virtuosos of self-contradiction, spinning out sugary coated pop-confections, which seem to hint at hidden emotional depths in their lighter moments even while delivering some unlikely punchline in their more earnest mome… read more
If The Ums took themselves seriously enough to have a motto, it might be something like this variation on Walt Whitman’s famous conceit: “Do we contradict ourselves? Very well then, we contradict ourselves… We are The Ums. We contain multitudes.” With their playful mélange of post-rock, geek … read more
If The Ums took themselves seriously enough to have a motto, it might be something like this variation on Walt Whitman’s famous conceit: “Do we contradict ourselves? Very well then, we contradict ourselves… We are The Ums. We contain multitudes.” With their playful mélange of post-rock, geek rock, soul, British Invasion-era pop and psychedelia, The Ums are verita… read more