The Hum (Hookworms album)

The Hum
Studio album by Hookworms
Released	10 November 2014 (2014-11-10)
Recorded	Suburban Home Studios (Leeds)
Genre	Noise rock psychedelic rock
Length	37:54
Label	Weird World
Producer	MJ (Hookworms)
Hookworms chronology
Pearl Mystic (2013) The Hum (2014) Microshift (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash
DIY (magazine)
Drowned in Sound
Loud & Quiet
Mojo
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Pitchfork	7.8/10
PopMatters
Q (magazine)
Slant Magazine
The Guardian
The Line of Best Fit
The Observer
The Times

The Hum is the second studio album by British rock band Hookworms, released on 10 November 2014 on Weird World, an imprint of Domino. The album title relates to the phenomenon known as The Hum.

Critical reception

The album received favourable reviews on release, as well as appearing in Loud and Quiet, The Drift and Piccadilly Records's top 10 records of 2014 lists.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hookworms

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Impasse"	2:42
2.	"On Leaving"	6:02
3.	"IV"	2:58
4.	"Radio Tokyo"	4:01
5.	"Beginners"	6:36
6.	"V"	0:39
7.	"Off Screen"	7:37
8.	"VI"	1:31
9.	"Retreat"	5:48
Total length:		37:54

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Ideals"
11.	"19/11/13"

Personnel

Hookworms

• JN - Drums, percussion
• JW - Guitars, sleeves and design
• MB - Bass, synths
• MJ - Vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synths, producing, recording, mixing
• SS - Guitars

Additional

• Published by Domino Publishing Co. Ltd
• Recorded by MJ at Suburban Home Studios, Leeds
• Mixed by MJ at Suburban Home Studios, Leeds
• Mastered by Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios
• Sleeves, design by JW (Idiot's Pasture)

Videos

• "The Impasse" and "On Leaving" videos directed by Joe and Toby Mortimer, artwork by Idiots Pasture.
• Video for "Radio Tokyo" directed by Sam Wiehl.

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)	72
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	7