by
Mum
- Record Label: 2.O.G. Ent / P.A.L.
- Release Date: Sep 22, 2009
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MojoIlluminated, with its wistful wordless vocals, keening melody and swooping strings, is arguably a career peak. [Sep 2009, p.102]
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The album is at many times more open and engaging than some of those earlier gems and has a lighthearted nature that retains the balance of sating old fans and sparking new ones.
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FilterOn Sing, through chipper dulcimers, ukuleles and tons of brass, the outfit makes maelodies that, though still weary, are joyfully yet vaguely reminiscent of Pet Sounds-era Brian Wilson. [Fall 2009, p.92]
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The results are bustling, pastoral, indie pop that is often strangely outdoorsy and subtle--parts of Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know feel like one long song. Of course, there are standouts.
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Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know isn’t quite the gaudy-T-shirted teambuilding horror it threatened to be. But Múm would do well to note that a quiet, solitary hum can be just as stirring as a rousing chorus.
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Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know is another fine example of how múm is evolving and continually expanding on their already diverse musical pallette.