Finnish dream pop band Mumrunner defined their sound with a strong sense of melody that ran through even their noisiest moments. Weaving this melodic sensibility through psychedelic shoegaze guitar tones, the band progressed from rowdy beginnings to their more refined debut album, 2020's Valeriana.
Mumrunner was founded in Tampere, Finland in 2014. Made up of bassist Kati, drummer Juuso, singer Jukka, and guitarist Sauli, the band made an ethereal yet aggressive kind of dreamy melodic rock. After releasing a few songs online, they offered up 2015's Full Blossom EP and second ...