''Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy'' is the fourth studio album by

múm Múm (stylized in lowercase) () is an Icelandic indietronica band whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments. History The band was formed in 1 ...

. It was released via

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on 24 September 2007. It peaked at number 8 on ''

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chart. The album marks a shift from the group's original style as it uses more live instruments than electronics, and there is a different vocal style, including male vocals. Almost two years prior to the release of this album, former lead singer of múm,

Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (born 5 January 1982), also known as Kría Brekkan, is an Icelandic vocalist and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as a former frontwoman of múm, and later on for collaborating with former ...

, departed from the band. According to reviews this is believed to be one reason for the break of style compared to earlier releases.

Track listing

Personnel

Additional musicians *

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– drums (on 1, 3, 4, 7, and 12) * Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet (on 8 and 10) * Guðbjörg Hlin Guðmundsdóttir – violin * Þórarinn MárBaldursson – viola * Laufey Jensdóttir – violin *

Gyða Valtýsdóttir Gyða Valtýsdóttir (born 5 January 1982) is an Icelandic musician and multi-instrumentalist and winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize. She was an original member of the experimental music group Múm and has released four full length solo ...

– cello * Páll Ivan Pálsson – double bass * Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir – harp

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2007 albums Múm albums FatCat Records albums