HomemúmHistory of Silence
History of Silence
Electronic · 2025 · 8 tracks · 33m

History of Silence

A fragile return after twelve years. Submerged melodies and clockwork rhythms create a dusty, intimate world of Icelandic indietronica.

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It sounds like a music box playing inside a snow globe that's slowly coming to a stop.

A quiet, weathered beauty that feels like rediscovering an old friend in a cold climate.

History of Silence · vs · múm
Snowfall+1.4σ

Snowfall saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 33m
01
Miss You Dance
5:03
02
Kill the Light
4:39
03
Mild at Heart
4:14
04
Avignon
3:10
05
Only Songbirds Have a Sweet Tooth
4:06
06
Our Love Is Distorting
4:49
07
A Dry Heart Needs No Winding
3:38
08
I Like to Shake
4:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the percussion on 'Miss You Dance' sounds like a clock mechanism slowly seizing up.
The sudden clarity of the cello melody that emerges from the digital haze in 'Avignon'.
The hauntingly close-mic'd vocal intake of breath that opens 'Only Songbirds Have a Sweet Tooth'.
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