Summer Make Good

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

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 MagazineC+[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[13]

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
No.TitleLength
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

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]

Additional musicians

  • Ólöf Arnalds – guitar, viola, Stroh violin, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Girls from Austurbæjarskóli – vocals on "Weeping Rock, Rock"
    • Ársól Þóra Sigurðardóttir, Brynja Siggeirsdóttir, Halla Björg Sigurþórsdóttir
    • Perla Hafþórsdóttir, Vigdís Perla Maack, Viktoria Sigurðardóttir
  • 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
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 85
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 129
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 45
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 56
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 159
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] 27
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] 11

References
  1. 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. "Reviews for Summer Make Good by Mum". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  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. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. Cherkis, Jason (7 May 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Entertainment Weekly. p. 86.
  8. "Múm: Summer Make Good". Mojo. No. 125. April 2004. 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). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. Schepper, Ron (13 April 2004). "Mum – Summer Make Good – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. 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. Summer Make Good (liner notes). Múm. FatCat Records. 2004. fatcd26.CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. "Ultratop.be – Múm – Summer Make Good" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  17. "Lescharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Múm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  19. "Italiancharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  21. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  22. "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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