From Upcoming Album History of Silence (Out September 19 via Morr Music)
North American Tour Begins This September
WATCH + LISTEN: “Kill the Light”
PRE-ORDER History of Silence: https://mum.lnk.to/HistoryOfSilence
Credit: Jennifer Medina
For the first time in over a decade, Iceland’s beloved experimental collective múm return with History of Silence, their seventh album, due September 19 via Morr Music. Recorded over two years in studios scattered across Reykjavík, Berlin, Athens, Helsinki, New York, and even the 117-year-old Guggenheim House in Kobe, the album continues their reputation for bending the line between electronic and acoustic with stunning intimacy.
Today, they share the single “Kill the Light,” a luminous, slow-burning track that layers sunshine-soaked beats, mangled guitar, and warped bass into something surprisingly playful. Örvar Smárason explains: “It literally begins with a burst of light — the click of a camera flash we sampled — and drifts into a carefree space, the most lighthearted song on the record.”
While the title History of Silence suggests restraint, the album instead brims with bold textures: drifting piano motifs, ghostly feedback, and hushed strings that flicker like half-remembered dreams. múm have always been masters of turning fragility into strength, and here they use silence as a canvas to paint warmth, fragility, and resilience.
Following their triumphant showcase at Big Ears Festival earlier this year, the band will bring History of Silence to life on a full North American tour this fall.
múm Tour Dates
9/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts 9/17 – Washington, DC – The Atlantik 9/19 – Brooklyn, NY – Pioneer Works 9/20 – Hudson, NY – Hudson Hall 9/21 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom 9/23 – Portland, ME – Space 9/25 – Toronto, ON – Axis 9/26 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk 9/28 – Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club 9/30 – Denver, CO – Meow Wolf 10/3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom 10/4 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl 10/5 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre 10/7 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s 10/8 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent 10/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
✨ History of Silence feels less like a comeback and more like a reminder: múm’s delicate magic has always thrived in the spaces between noise and quiet.