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"At times it reaches glorious peaks, but for too long feels like a poor rehash of what’s come before. The sound of a band penned in by their own sound..." Mumford & Sons  |  Babel It was 13 th February 2011 when Marcus Mumford and his band of merry men must have realised that their brand of banjo-toting folk-pop had got bigger than anyone ever could have expected. For this was the day that, with waistcoats on, neck ties tied and trucker cap firmly clamped on top of brow, Mumford & Sons performed [...]

The success of Mumford & Sons both in the UK and across the pond has been staggering. What started as fairly positive reviews and an excellent live show has morphed into millions of albums sold, festival headlining slots, a film, a festival of their own and countless awards. Their second album, Babel , scheduled for release in September and people are getting excited. Very excited. Us included. While we highlighted a number of live cuts a few weeks ago and guessed at what we thought Babel would sound like, we now [...]

One of the biggest bands in the world Mumford & Sons have returned with their first taste form the forthcoming highly anticipated Babel . "I Will Wait" is the new single which you can listen to in full now. Fans of the outfit surely won't be disappointed. Album will see daylight on September 24.

When reviewing singles I always use the philosophy, if you end up having the track on constant repeat after the first listen then it’s good. This was certainly the case for Brother & Bones' single Hold me like the Sun. The single cover describes them sounding a bit like Mumford and Sons (I ca... Read more..

Mumford & Sons have begun this decade much as they ended the last, with word-of-mouth recommendations and a fearsome live reputation helping them to become one of the most significant British success stories in recent years.  The band has already received enormous radio airplay, even including a place on the Radio 1 A-list. Single The Cave is a pounding tale of hope and defiance, starting with gently picked acoustic and this gradually escalates into a huge wall of sound with a myriad of strange and traditional instruments. 2010 is definitely shaping up to be Mumford & Sons year. [...]

Mumford & Sons ( MySpace ) were quite easily one of my favourites bands of 2009 (and Lauren's too) with their fantastic EP and album releases. And The Cave was my favourite track of the bunch - enough so that I introduced it on the Contrast Podcast end of year countdown . But now they are releasing it as a single on 1st March, which is great news if you want a copy on 45 and in the fact that they have done a video. I would give tour dates as they [...]

The latest work from London based anti-folk heroes ‘ Mumford and Sons ’, is one of their most uplifting and best to date. Although they are placed within the emerging London folk scene, there is something unique and magical about the four piece. ‘The cave and the open sea’ arrives with an intoxicating subtle guitar line that compliments vocalist ‘Marcus Mumford’ perfectly. With the addition of piano underneath, the cascading drums and banjo it is a song hard not to warm too. Especially towards the end when singer (Marcus) vocals become so passionate that [...]