- Summary: The sixth full-length studio release for the experimental Icelandic band sees the return of founding member Gyða Valtýsdóttir.
- Record Label: Morr Music
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 4 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Sep 19, 201380Pared-down twinkly electronic pop with arcane instruments alloyed to laptop smarts that chills as it enchants. [Oct 2013, p.98]
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Sep 12, 201380Smilewound’s gleeful, weird-pop eclecticism builds up the goodwill to cover any lull.
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Sep 17, 201380Smilewound 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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Sep 3, 201370Smilewound requires something of an adjustment of expectations.
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Sep 17, 201370Thematically, Múm return to contrasting innocence and danger.
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Sep 4, 201370It may well be Múm’s most balanced, enjoyable record yet.
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Sep 27, 201353The timbre or the texture of the sounds they make is worth noting while working through Smilewound, but hardly worth returning specifically for.