This we know: Monde UFO’s third album Flamingo Tower was haunting and evocative – like broadcast transmissions from late-night TV in a parallel universe, where a synthetic orchestra plays baroque pop, a guitar is set to auto-destruct, and Ray Monde’s hushed vocals whisper a bracing narrative.
Out today, new single ‘Unicorn Tattoo (Samba 10),’ features Brooklyn rapper and multimedia artist TONE TANK intoning over Monde’s tale of sneaker hand-me-downs: “Samba 9,” a NYC snapshot complete with tattoos and tension. ‘Unicorn Tattoo (Samba 10)’ is a mix of rock, hip-hop, post-rock, ambience, Brazilian rhythms and lo-fi textures from LA-based duo Ray Monde and Kris Chau, with a DIY ethos.
“LA’s Monde UFO feel stranger, darker, and heavier than ever before – a damning and ghostly document of erosion, malaise, and decay.” Aquarium Drunkard
All in all, it’s a another trip… a Lynchian outpost filled with mystery and melodies to wrangle your afterthoughts.
Following live dates with Allah-Las earlier this year, Monde UFO will re-join them as special guests this Autumn before touring Europe on a run of headline shows to complete the year.
“An intoxicating blend of free-jazz, lo-fi psych, and beginner’s mind experimentalism” Shindig
“Monde UFO wander through a humid mist of exotic samba shuffles, shamanic whispers, and reverberating laser beam synthesizers.” New Commute
TOUR DATES
2025 Live Dates
US
03 Oct: Fogg Street Lawn Club, Nashville, US w/ Allah-Las
05 Oct: Terminal West, Atlanta, US w/ Alllah-Las
08 Oct: The Bier Hall, Jacksonville, FL, US w/ Allah Las
09 Oct: The Social, Orlando, US w/ Allah Las
10 Oct: Venue At Bayboro, Tampa, US w/ Allah Las
11 Oct: ZeyZey, Miami, US w/ Allah Las
EU
02 Dec: Supersonic, Paris, France
04 Dec: Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
05 Dec: Kinnett, Kusel, Germany
06 Dec: Terminus, Saarbrucken, Germany
07 Dec: Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
09 Dec: Cafe Galao, Stuttgart, Germany
11 Dec: Arci Vie Nuove, Firenze, Italy
13 Dec: Arci Bellezza, Milano, Italy
14 Dec: Session 603, Vevey, Switzerland
