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Mumford & Sons are an English folk rock band that formed in December 2007.
Members[]
- Marcus Mumford (vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin)
- Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, accordion, drums)
- "Country" Winston Marshall (vocals, banjo, dobro, guitar)
- Ted Dwane (vocals, string bass, drums, guitar)
Sucess[]
Their debut album, Sigh No More, was released in the UK and Ireland in October 2009, and February 2010 in the United States. The album reached number one in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and eventually peaked at number two on the UK Album Chart and the Billboard 200 in the US. The band's second studio album Babel was released in September 2012. The
1st album sigh no more
album debuted at number one in the UK and US, becoming the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK, and the biggest selling debut in 2012 in the US.
The band gained popularity throughout 2010, performing for larger audiences and making their first network television appearances in the US. On 1 December 2010, the band received two Grammy Award nominations, one for Best New Artist and the other for Best Rock Song (Little Lion Man). The ensuing live performance at the Grammy ceremony in February led to increased airplay and popularity for singles from Sigh No More. The band won the ARIA Music Award for Most Popular International Artist in 2010, and the Brit Award in 2011 for Best British Album. Furthermore, in 2011 they received a European Border Breakers Award for their international success.
Songs[]
Here is a list of songs covered or written by Mumford:
Sigh No more:
- Sigh No More
- The Cave
- Winter Winds
- Roll Away Your Stone
- White Blank Page
- Little Lion Man
- I Gave You All
- Thistle and Weeds
- Timshel
- Awake My Soul
- Dust Bowl Dance
- After the Storm
Babel:
- Babel
- Whispers in the Dark
- I Will Wait
- Holland Road
- Ghosts That we Knew
- Lover of the Light
- Lover's Eyes
- Reminder
- Hopeless Wanderer
- Broken Crown
- Below my Feet
- Not With Haste
- For Those Below
- Where Are You Now
Extras:
- Home
- The Boxer (cover)
- England (cover)
- Unfinished Buisness (cover)
- Liar
- Sister
- Hold On To What You Believe
- Feel The Tide
- Where is my Heart
- The Banjolin Song
- Dance, Dance, Dance (cover)
- I'm on Fire (cover)
- Not in Nottingham
- Tessellate (cover)
- To Darkness
- The Enemy
- Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (cover, Justin Young and Marcus Mumford)
- You Ain't No Sailor (Marcus Mumford)
All of which I thoroughly recommend listening to...