Summer Make Good

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Summer Make Good
Studio album by
Múm
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]

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

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.

External links[edit]

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