
In my last review of Mumford & Sons I said that they had that something about them that says pretty loud and clear to me that they have the capacity to become big. I stand by that impression, and I will add to it: I think they might just have the capacity to do what Noah & the Whale signally failed to do, which is break out of the London indie-folk scene and gain mainstream recognition, without necessarily harming their appeal amongst the grass-roots fans who first supported them. The four-part harmonies are [...]