The final UK performance of the year for Fever Ray – one of the most impressive side-projects of 2009, and one that can’t be upset by the usual London crowd or the Forum’s sound problems… Adam Elmahdi was there.

Múm – Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
Icelandic naifs return with a new record – Matt Poacher wonders if he’ll be put to sleep by their warm liquid lullabies or driven mad by an overdose of twee…

Summer Sundae Weekender – 14th-16th August 2009
Simon Tyers spends three days in the middle of Leicester with one of the boutique festival season’s most eclectic bills, from Monotonix to the Lightning Seeds.
TLOBF Interview :: múm
Peter Bloxham catches up with Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason to talk about the Icelandic experimental pop collectives new album ‘Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know’.

MÚM return with new album and live dates
Icelandic popsters MÚM have announced details of a new album, due in August, plus a few UK tour dates over the Summer.
múm – Scala, London 11/12/07
A warm welcome to our new contributor Jacob Saunders. We sent him on a mission to photograph the Icelandic wonders múm at London’s Scala. Read on to see the fantastic results.
Wordless Music Series: Múm, NYC, 09 & 10/11/07
Múm are from Iceland. They are exceptionally polite, exceptionally attractive, and exceptionally gifted. Over their two day stint for Wordless Music, they attracted some of the largest crowds ever to the series. They have a dedicated following, completely in love with and absolutely willing to succumb to the band’s hypnotic pep. Where fellow Icelanders Sigur [...]
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