“Icelandic experimental royalty múm have established themselves as one of the most interesting and atmospheric projects since their inception in the nineties, each of the six previous albums building upon the last while always exploring new territory,” we wrote back in June. “Their first full-length in over ten years, History of Silence finds the band as ambitious as ever.” Coming this September via Morr Music, the album sees the group continue their career-long exploration of time and distance, blending electronic and acoustic sensibilities to create soundscapes which evoke a striking combination of separation and intimacy. The style is expansive, patient yet inclined to take surprising turns. As the album notes put it: “The music on History of Silence moves like weather: unexpected, intimate, quietly detailed.”
After lead single ‘Mild at Heart’, a song which “shifts and drifts across its length,” as we put it, “a controlled, ever-curious track that shows the power of understatement while also reaching towards new ground,” múm are back with brand new track ‘Only Songbirds Have a Sweet Tooth’. The song “is something that sounds like you would think it would” the press release describes, embodying the colour and playfulness of the record as a whole. All manner of glitches and pops play across the background melody, offering a bittersweet tone which the dual vocals only further in their searching, reflecting style.
History of Silence will be released via Morr Music on 15th September. Pre-order it now from the múm Bandcamp page.
