SXSW: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Photos by Colin Kerrigan. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here.  It's fun watching people trying to dance to Unknown Mortal Orchestra's "Ffunny Friends". On its face, it's a track that's just funky enough to sound like you could dance to it. The result: A crowd of people awkwardly and rhythmically pumping their hands without fully committing. The song kicked off a fine if pedestrian set from UMO, whose Krautrock guitar sound paled in comparison to the two also-mellow sets that immedi...

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