History of Silence
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| Released | September 19, 2025 | |||
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| Genre | Chamber pop[2] | |||
| Length | 33:58 | |||
| Label | Morr | |||
| Producer | Múm | |||
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History of Silence is the seventh studio album by Icelandic indietronica band Múm. It was released on 19 September 2025, via Morr Music in LP, CD, cassette and digital formats.[3]
The first full length release since Smilewound in 2013, History of Silence was recorded in several places including Guagnano, Berlin, Prague, Reykjavík, Athens, New York, and Helsinki.[3] "Mild at Heart" was released as the first single of the album on 18 July 2025, alongside a music video directed by Sigurlaug Gísladóttir.[4][5][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 45%[6] |
| MusicOMH |   [7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[9] |
The Fader described the album as "a chamber pop project," noting "the band plays with the idea of distance across the album."[2] Steven Johnson of MusicOMH rated the album four stars, describing it as "a quietly alluring piece of work and stands up as an elegant evolution of their sound."[7] PopMatters' Thomas Britt gave the album a rating of nine and called it the band's best album and "a revelation from start to finish."[9]
