Múm are back. The Icelandic band will release its first album since 2013 at the end of the summer. The new album, History of Silence, is out September 19 via Morr Music. Leading the comeback effort is “Mild at Heart.” Check out the track’s music video below.
Founding Múm members Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason produced “Mild at Heart.” History of Silence is Múm’s seventh studio album, following 2013’s Smilewound. The band worked on the new album at Italy’s Sudestudio, as well as in Reykjavík, Berlin, Athens, Helsinki, New York, and Prague.
Múm will support History of Silence with a North American tour. The shows are scheduled to take place in September and October. See the group’s tour itinerary below.
History of Silence:
01 Miss You Dance02 Kill the Light03 Mild at Heart04 Avignon05 Only Songbirds Have a Sweet Tooth06 Our Love Is Distorting07 A Dry Heart Needs No Winding08 I Like to Shake
Múm:
09-16 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts09-17 Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic09-19 Brooklyn, NY – Pioneer Works09-20 Hudson, NY – Hudson Hall09-21 Boston, NY – Crystal Ballroom09-23 Portland, ME – Space09-25 Toronto, Ontario – Axis09-26 Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk09-28 Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club09-30 Denver, CO – Meow Wolf10-03 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom10-04 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Pearl10-05 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre10-07 Sacramento, CA – Harlows10-08 San Francisco, CA – The Independent10-09 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
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