Summer Make Good is the third studio album by Icelandic band Múm. It was released on 12 April 2004 by FatCat Records.[14]

Summer Make Good
Studio album by
Released12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)
Studio
Genre
Length46:50
LabelFatCat
Múm chronology
Finally We Are No One
(2002)
Summer Make Good
(2004)
Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
(2007)
Singles from Summer Make Good
  1. "Nightly Cares"
    Released: 15 March 2004[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press4/5[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork4.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Stylus Magazine7/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[13]

The CD edition of Summer Make Good was released in a cardboard sleeve. 28 June 2004 saw the release of a "limited presentation" edition of the album: a hardcover book (with dust jacket) containing artwork, and with the CD slotted into the inside back cover.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, Gunnar Örn Tynes and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, except where noted.[15]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hú hviss – A Ship" 1:27
2."Weeping Rock, Rock" 6:18
3."Nightly Cares" 4:58
4."The Ghosts You Draw on My Back"
4:14
5."Stir" 2:41
6."Sing Me Out the Window" 4:42
7."The Island of Children's Children" 5:16
8."Away" 1:28
9."Oh, How the Boat Drifts"
5:11
10."Small Deaths Are the Saddest" 1:30
11."Will the Summer Make Good for All of Our Sins?" 4:02
12."Abandoned Ship Bells" 5:03
Total length:46:50

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

Additional musicians

  • Ólöf Arnalds – guitar, viola, Stroh violin, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Girls from Austurbæjarskóli (Ársól Þóra Sigurðardóttir, Brynja Siggeirsdóttir, Halla Björg Sigurþórsdóttir, Perla Hafþórsdóttir, Vigdís Perla Maack and Viktoria Sigurðardóttir) – vocals on "Weeping Rock, Rock"
  • Samuli Kosminen – drums, percussion, sampler
  • Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet, pianette, Moog synthesizer, whistle
  • Adam Pierce – harp
  • Halldór Arnar Úlfarsson – halldorophone

Production

Design

  • Dave Howell – artwork
  • Dave Thomas – artwork

Charts edit

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 85
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 129
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 45
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 56
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 159
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 27
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[24] 11

References edit

  1. ^ a b Walsh, Austin (24 September 2013). "Fuse Electronic Music Review: Múm's The Word". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Nightly Cares". FatCat Records. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Summer Make Good by Mum Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Summer Make Good – Múm". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Múm: Summer Make Good". Alternative Press. No. 190. May 2004. p. 96.
  6. ^ Robertson, Neil (16 April 2004). "Album Review: Múm – Summer Make Good". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ Cherkis, Jason (7 May 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Entertainment Weekly. No. 764. p. 86.
  8. ^ Perry, Andrew (April 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Mojo. No. 125. p. 102.
  9. ^ Sylvester, Nick (13 April 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Múm: Summer Make Good". Q. No. 213. April 2004. p. 117.
  11. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (22 May 2004). "Review: Múm, Summer Make Good". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. ^ Schepper, Ron (13 April 2004). "Mum – Summer Make Good". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 November 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Múm – Summer Make Good". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Summer Make Good". FatCat Records. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  15. ^ References for songwriting credits:
  16. ^ Summer Make Good (liner notes). Múm. FatCat Records. 2004. fatcd26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Múm – Summer Make Good" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Lescharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Múm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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