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8.0
58262
8.0 |
The Skinny
Múm’s combination of live instrumentation, ethereal harmonies and digital fixings has birthed another cracker
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8.0
58263
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
For the first time in years, they've served up something we can really sink our teeth into
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8.0
58304
8.0 |
The 405
Seen in the wider context of their career as a whole, the album may be viewed as an oddity, but a sparse approach works wonders; it'll be interesting to see where they go from here
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8.0
58385
8.0 |
Clash
Delicate, crunchy and as beautiful as the fountainhead of music whence it came
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8.0
58266
8.0 |
Mojo
Chills as it enchants. Print edition only
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8.0
58739
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Smilewound’s gleeful, weird-pop eclecticism builds up the goodwill to cover any lull
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8.0
58835
8.0 |
Time Out
Overall ‘Smilewound’ is a joyous album that you’ll want to cuddle up to
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8.0
58970
8.0 |
PopMatters
Smilewound beckons and fans out, drawing the listener further and further into its own sonic world, both familiar to fans of múm’s sound and very much unlike anything that they have done previously
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7.0
58630
7.0 |
musicOMH
A subtle but significant step forward for a group that looked to be in danger of running out of ideas
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7.0
58261
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Even if more conventional song elements like choruses and clearly audible vocals have found their way into múm’s work, they are still far from predictable
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
A notably more pop effort from this hard-to-forecast group, and perhaps its most smoothly consumable record
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6.0
58267
6.0 |
Q
They seem to have struck a winning balance between eccentricity and melody. Print edition only
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6.0
58515
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
They do have a knack for nimble, shimmering production and you can’t help thinking that if múm were roped in to rework the top 40 it would be pretty interesting
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6.0
58567
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Embracing structure, these are songs with verses and choruses, hooks and sugary melodies, unencumbered by any desire to be fashionable
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6.0
58264
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Smilewound probably won’t bring múm a new audience but happily, if rather belatedly, it confirms their unique outlook
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6.0
58265
6.0 |
Uncut
Another set of impressionistic glitch-pop and clockwork exotica. Print edition only
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5.7
58636
5.7 |
Pitchfork
Múm have a fine way with surface texture, but more of that core sturdiness would go a long way toward making their music feel as a wondrous as it tries to sound
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5.3
59387
5.3 |
Beats Per Minute
Múm have returned to the electronic side of things, once again – but not entirely – putting it in focus with traditional instruments and airy female vocals
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