Mumrunner - Valeriana (2020) EN

Finally, the Finish hope of dream pop, Mumrunner from Tampere released their debut long play. Although they built their name already with the Gentle Slopes EP, it's only now that we can admire their admire to the Estonian Pia Fraus in a longer form on Valeriana.

The Scandinavians play unpretensious dream pop which means the melody and joy of twee pop juxtaposed with the airiness and guitar-saturation of shoegazing rock. So it's very atmospheric, which is greatly helped by the omnipresent backing vocals, but also pugnacious and charming. And very catchy, the band themselves suggest that this is their strongest side saying that they"have always been eager to write memorable melodies, and we are able to show even stronger and fuller melody lines".

Since their beginnings, the band's line-up changed a lot. And although my favourite song by Mumrunner still is the years old Gentle Slopes, it's bravely contested now by such hits as Foe, Easy Life, Transient or instrumental Valeriana. If the quarantine is ever going to end, they will be one of my main gigs to catch somewhere in Europe.

Valeriana costs 7 USD.

Check: Foe

Country: Finland

Genre: melodic dream pop
Label: Shelflife Records

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