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CATCHING UP WITH: MÚM

Nov 9, 2009, 4:03am

by joel chaffee (photo by hörður sveinsson) The titles of Múm's last two releases are indicative of the band's sound and intent. Both are invitations. 2007's Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy was, though not widely recognized as such, a return to the wonder and satisfaction of 2002's Finally We Are No One ; while the band's latest, Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know, steps furthest away from Múm's unique ability to make time - music - stand [...]

Múm - Illuminated

Artist: Múm
Title: Illuminated
Link Text: Mum
File Name: illuminated.mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps

Artists: MÃºm, Pitchfork, The Sounds

Tags: Sounds, pitchfork, iceland, múm, le Poisson Rouge, sing along to songs you don't know

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