Mumford & Sons – Babel
In the three years since Sigh No More was released, Mumford & Sons have become a household name. However, all this success seems unfathomable once you press play on new album Babel. Like its forbear, it is full of grandiose folk music and barn-sized crescendos. It’s an album of swiftly picked banjos and stomping hoedowns that plod on throughout.
Single I Will Wait may be laden with overwrought poetry, but it has the hammer-down forlornness of previous Mumford & Sons hits. Whilst most folk music goes for intimacy, this band goes for arena grandeur. I Will Wait sees the band showing no signs of changing tact. The rollicking banjos and pretty harmonies are indicative of a band very much sticking to their guns – making this single a sure-fire hit with fans.
It is clear that Babel will not change your opinion of Mumford & Sons. Much like Sigh No More, it’s an album of epic string-laden proportions. With their anthemic choruses and earnest lyrics finding favour with the general public, Mumford & Sons’ on-going ascent is assured.
Naomi Couper
Babel is released on 21st September 2012. For further information or to order the album visit Mumford and Sons’s website here.
Watch the video for I Will Wait here:
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