Icelandic experimental pop band múm is set to release its seventh studio album History of Silence on September 19, 2025 via Morr Music. Ahead of that event the group has released the tender and ethereal single “Mild at Heart.” The melody is seemingly carried by percussive tones in simple yet layered strands of textural sound, spare piano and echoing melodies that well and dissolve like dappled sunlight on lake. The vocals are near-whispered like introspective readings from an old poetry diary and discovering glimmers of observational insight into heartbreak and heartache within that inspire a delicate treatment to honor the precious sentiments uncovered. In the music video we see Sigurlaug Gísladóttir languishing about a set of rooms and buildings appointed like the secret and magical chambers of personal reverie out of a folkloric fantasy novel. Fitting for the way the song orchestrates organic, analog sounds and sensibilities with great subtlety and hushed but vibrant emotional resonance. Watch the video for “Mild at Heart” on YouTube and follow múm at the links below. The band is on tour in North America in fall 2025.
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