Summer Make Good

Summer Make Good
Studio album by Múm
Released	12 April 2004 (2004-04-12)
Studio	Galtarviti (Westfjords) Garðskagaviti (Southern Peninsula)
Genre	Electronica[1] post-rock[1]
Length	46:50
Label	FatCat
Múm chronology
Finally We Are No One (2002) Summer Make Good (2004) Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (2007)
Singles from Summer Make Good
"Nightly Cares" Released: 15 March 2004[2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	4/5[5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[6]
Entertainment Weekly	C[7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	4.5/10[9]
Q	[10]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Stylus Magazine	7/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5[13]

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

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

All tracks are written by Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, Gunnar Örn Tynes and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, except where noted.[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Smárason Tynes K. A. Valtýsdóttir Samuli Kosminen	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"	Smárason Tynes K. A. Valtýsdóttir Gyða Valtýsdóttir	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.[16]

Additional musicians

• Ólöf Arnalds – guitar, viola, Stroh violin, xylophone, backing vocals
• Girls from Austurbæjarskóli (Ársól Þóra Sigurðardóttir, Brynja Siggeirsdóttir, Halla Björg Sigurþórsdóttir, Perla Hafþórsdóttir, Vigdís Perla Maack and Viktoria Sigurðardóttir) – vocals on "Weeping Rock, Rock"
• Samuli Kosminen – drums, percussion, sampler
• Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet, pianette, Moog synthesizer, whistle
• Adam Pierce – harp
• Halldór Arnar Úlfarsson – halldorophone

Production

• Graeme Durham – editing
• Orri Jónsson – mixing, recording
• Múm – mixing
• Mandy Parnell – mastering

Design

• Dave Howell – artwork
• Dave Thomas – artwork

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	85
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	40
French Albums (SNEP)[19]	129
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20]	45
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21]	56
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	159
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23]	27
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[24]	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. "Summer Make Good by Mum Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
7. Cherkis, Jason (7 May 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Entertainment Weekly. No. 764. p. 86.
8. Perry, Andrew (April 2004). "Múm: Summer Make Good". Mojo. No. 125. 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). "Review: Múm, Summer Make Good". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
12. Schepper, Ron (13 April 2004). "Mum – Summer Make Good". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 November 2004. 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. References for songwriting credits:
    • "Hú hviss – A Ship": "Hu Hviss – A Ship". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Weeping Rock, Rock": "Weeping Rock, Rock". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Nightly Cares": "Nightly Cares". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "The Ghosts You Draw on My Back": "The Ghosts You Draw On My Back". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Stir": "Stir". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Sing Me Out the Window": "Sing Me Out The Window". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "The Island of Children's Children": "The Island Of Children's Children". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Away": "Away". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Oh, How the Boat Drifts": "Oh How The Boat Drifts". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Small Deaths Are the Saddest": "Small Deaths Are The Saddest". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Will the Summer Make Good for All of Our Sins?": "Will Summer Make Good For All Of Our Sins?". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    • "Abandoned Ship Bells": "Abandoned Ship Bells". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
16. Summer Make Good (liner notes). Múm. FatCat Records. 2004. fatcd26.
17. "Ultratop.be – Múm – Summer Make Good" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
18. "Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
19. "Lescharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
20. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Múm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
21. "Italiancharts.com – Múm – Summer Make Good". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
22. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
24. "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

External links

• Summer Make Good at Discogs (list of releases)
• Summer Make Good at MusicBrainz (list of releases)