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Sep 23, 2009 múm By Kyle Lemmon

Icelandic pop collective múm (pronounced [muːm], “moom”) are coming to a town near you, in support of their fifth studio release, Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know (out now on FatCat). A typical múm trek means gossamer thin vox, eye-popping visuals, eccentric beats, and strange instruments you can’t quite pronounce. The group’s lineup has expanded and contracted since its duo days, but you should solid touring/recording core consists of founding members Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason.

For these dates the lineup will engorge to include Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson (trumpet/piano/keyboards), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello/vocals), Sigurlaug Gísladóttir (Vocals / ukulele/ various), Róbert Reynisson (guitars/ukulele’s), and Finlander, Samuli Kosminen (drums/percussion). Others may lend a helping hand along the way though. Sin Fang Bous will open during the trek. He’s a promising Icelandic avant-pop artist and friend/collaborator of múm.

múm tour dates:

10-21 The Somerville Theatre - Somerville, MA
10-22 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
10-23 Black Cat - Washington DC, Washington DC
10-24 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
10-25 Iron Horse Music Hall - Northampton, MA
10-26 Le National - Montréal, QC
10-27 Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
10-28 Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
10-29 McGuire Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11-01 Marquee Room - Calgary, AB
11-02 Richards on Richards - Vancouver, BC
11-03 Showbox at the Market - Seattle, WA
11-04 Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
11-05 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
11-06 El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
11-07 Yost Theatre - Santa Ana, CA

(www.myspace.com/mumtheband)