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| Released | September 19, 2025 (2025-09-19) | |||
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| Genre | Chamber pop[2] | |||
| Length | 33:58 | |||
| Label | Morr | |||
| Producer | Múm | |||
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History of Silence is the seventh studio album by Icelandic indietronica band Múm. It was released on 19 September 2025, via Morr Music in LP, CD, cassette and digital formats.[3]
Background
The first full length release since Smilewound in 2013, History of Silence was recorded in several places including Guagnano, Berlin, Prague, Reykjavík, Athens, New York, and Helsinki.[3] "Mild at Heart" was released as the first single of the album on 18 July 2025, alongside a music video directed by Sigurlaug Gísladóttir.[4][5][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 45%[6] |
| MusicOMH |   [7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[9] |
The Fader described the album as "a chamber pop project," noting "the band plays with the idea of distance across the album."[2] Steven Johnson of MusicOMH rated the album four stars, describing it as "a quietly alluring piece of work and stands up as an elegant evolution of their sound."[7] PopMatters' Thomas Britt gave the album a rating of nine and called it the band's best album and "a revelation from start to finish."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Múm.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss You Dance" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Kill the Light" | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Mild at Heart" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Avignon" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Only Songbirds Have a Sweet Tooth" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Our Love Is Distorting" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "A Dry Heart Needs No Winding" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "I Like to Shake" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 33:58 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Múm
- Gunnar Örn Tynes – production, recording, mixing
- Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason – production, recording, mixing
- Gyða Valtýsdóttir – production, recording, mixing
- Samuli Kosminen – production, recording, mixing
- Sigurlaug Gísladóttir – production, recording, mixing
- Róberta Andersen – production, recording, mixing
- Jae Tyler – production, recording, mixing
Additional contributors
- Sinfonia Nord – orchestral strings
- Ingi Garðar Erlendsson – string arrangements, conductor
- Francesco Donadello – mastering
References
- ^ a b History of Silence (Media notes). Múm. Morr Music. 19 September 2025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "múm: History of Silence". The Fader. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Chelosky, Danielle (18 June 2025). "múm Announce First New Album In 12 Years History of Silence: Hear "Mild At Heart"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (18 June 2025). "múm announce first album in 12 years, touring this fall: hear "Mild at Heart"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (18 June 2025). "Múm Announce Tour and First Album in 12 Years, Share New Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Finlayson, Ray (26 September 2025). "Album Review: múm – History of Silence". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b Johnson, Steven (17 September 2025). "Múm – History of Silence". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (25 September 2025). "múm: History of Silence". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b Britt, Thomas (18 September 2025). "múm Are Better Than Ever on History of Silence". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
