Múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
The departure of a core member can spell disaster for many bands, but not Iceland’s Múm. Faced with the departure of vocalist Kristín Valtýsdóttir at the start of the creative process for this album, founding members Gunnar and Örvar found themselves back at square one. While fundamentally electronic at its core, it’s the quaint little details that make Múm’s sound so interesting. Accordions blend seamlessly with distorted synths and melancholy piano lines converge with ethereal vocals to create a distinctly atmospheric whole. If anything, this new album is more song-based than much of their previous output, with less emphasis on electronic experimentation. The undoubted highlight is the haunting ‘Moon Pulls’, with reverb-drenched piano and harpsichord moving effortlessly into the building, mini-epic ‘Marmalade Fires’.
Words_Chris McCorry
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DOWNLOAD: ‘Moon Pulls’, ‘Winter (What We Never Were After All)’
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