Description:	7" on Fat Cat
	Format:	7" (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Experimental Indie
	Label:	FatCat
	Price:	£2.59
	Availability:	In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day.

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...according to our Maggie on 29 August 2007.

Mum with 'They Made Frogs Smoke Till They Exploded' on Fat Cat. A strange pop pop click click from the Icelandic charmers. In the same vein as bands like the Delgados, (a less intense) Animal Collective, Psapp they use electronics in close harmony with real instruments and beats. Not as immediate as previous work it seems more experimental and instrumental with eerie samples and discordant clashes but always retaining a keen ear for the melody. You know it's really good actually. Like falling asleep in an avairy and waking up being tied down like Gulliver in some antique childs playroom with hoards of electronic children picking at you with mini cattle prods. Loving the artwork too which adds to the great cute image they feed off like hungry white wolves. - Maggie Productino x

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What their label says...

The first new Múm material in three years, preceding the new album ‘Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy’ marks a return to the playful experimentation of earlier releases. With the departure of Kristin Valtysdottir, the core of mum is once again Gunnar and Orvar, but the band itself is larger than ever counting in all seven people.Eschewing an otherworldly, almost magical aura, Mum make experimental music that is naturally, effortlessly imbued with a pop sensibility.‘They Made Frogs Smoke…’ is the first fruits of their labour to be unveiled, in the bands words “a chirpy song about animal cruelty”, with the b-side, ‘The Amateur Show’ dubbed “a wonky insect-circus instrumental” exclusive to this release.Mum’s new material bridges the gap between their universally acclaimed debut and their more expansive sonically detailed recent output.Sonically warm, gorgeously rich and melodic, the band use an array of instruments (guitar, bass, drums, synths, laptops, cello, accordion, mutated brass etc) alongside electronic bleeps, washes, and beats, blurring the distinction between live band and electronic outfit