Mumford & Sons

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Anyone here seen them before? I'm going to see them for the second time in NYC next Tuesday, May 18th. They're tremendous. Pick up their first album, Sigh No More when you have a chance. You can thank me later. Believe it.

Discuss the goodness that is Mumford & Sons!

[Dancing Ants]

i've heard they're pretty good. i just hate that name.

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who gives a shit about a name? go spend the ten bucks on the album. best money you will spend all spring/summer. trust me. they're a fucking revelation.

[Dancing Ants]

i give a shit. it's my prerogative!

but seriously, i've heard they're good. i'll get around to em eventually.

[andrewj063]

I love this band... So good. So awesome.

[zajDmB1]

I like them a lot, my only complaint is their songs all kinda do the same thing musically; start comparatively slow/soft then build into heavy groove with a lot of banjo. BUT they are well written songs lyrically and melodically and its a fairly unique sound so it works.

[PWall]

Sigh No More is fucking incredible.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

Sigh No More is a fantastic album. Picked this up off a recommendation from triple j.

[AlanA4]

awesome album. I got this a month or so back and I have been listening non stop

[Beefsteak1138]

Love Sigh No More, it was on my top 10 last year.

[vaxarado]

Definitely a great band. Might be seeing them next Saturday.

[OneEyedFish]

Awesome band, wasn't able to get tickets to see them this tour, but will definitely go the next time they come around. Love their first album

[GinaNMU]

These guys are fantastic. Just got into them a couple months ago and they've been in my regular rotation ever since.

[AlanA4]

Here's their music video for anyone that hasn't seen it yet.

And for anyone that has never heard it you should definitely check it out. I think it's a good video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9...os=7N_UUlriNpM

[vaxarado]

Originally Posted by AlanA4

Here's their music video for anyone that hasn't seen it yet.

And for anyone that has never heard it you should definitely check it out. I think it's a good video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9...os=7N_UUlriNpM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i8ml...eature=channel

Another one.

[Alazais]

Just heard these guys today for the first time. So amazing!

[NextMovement41]

They sound really cool. Will dl this in the AM.

[coyn113]

this is one of the best albums in the past year undoubtedly ...missed em this weekend in ny.. damn it

[Taylor36]

Great band, excited to see where they go with their next album

[s0628711]

Heard the song Little Lion Man the other day on the radio. Fucking loved it, and have been listening to it for a few days now.

[Joyride40]

Just saw them live in portland this band is fucking amazing and even better live.

[clayj41]

One of my best friends recently saw them live and could not stop talking about the show. Even his brother, who is one of those people who is generally indifferent about music, said something to the extent of "They made me feel like I was a part of something."

[Carbon Copy]

Saw them last week at lincoln hall. It was pretty boring. I by no means think pitchfork is the be all end all of music, but they are dead nuts on with this. Some people will like them, not for me though.



"Mumford & Sons take an emporium approach, with an inventory that's broad but never deep. By spreading their attention around so many different trends, they aim to do many things adequately-- perhaps to distract you from an inability to do any one thing especially well. They love big moments and acoustic instruments, so you might call what they do hoedown pop, although that might be giving them too much credit: Every hoedown on Sigh No More-- every rush of instruments in rhythmic and melodic lockstep-- conveys the same sense of hollow, self-aggrandizing drama. And they pull that shit on every track."

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13906-sigh-no-more/

-basically it was the same thing over and over and over again. at one point the guys on stage had an ES-335, and some hardcore rocking stuff, and they were fingerpicking the song slowly. Please do not hold this much ammo and tease me with a little pansy pop song

[zajDmB1]

^ sounds like what a very smart man said in post #6.

That being said, Pitchfork is pretty stupid haha.

[jaydog82283]

You can not like mumford and sons, that is your choice and whether they are good or not is largely a matter of opinion.

With that said, that pitchfork review is utter crap. Totally misinterprets many of the songs. I know people can read into songs their own way, but this guy is way off. He never once discusses the obvious spiritual themes on almost every song.

I for one think this band is great. The lyrical content brings the music to another level as I feel I connect to the themes and issues he sings about.

[twojump]

hell, lumberg fuckt 'er

sorry thats the first thing that popped in my head. Im seeing them on the 18th i believe? i like to compare them to Avett Bros but a much more enjoyable listen

[dmbigeyedphish]

Originally Posted by jaydog82283

You can not like mumford and sons, that is your choice and whether they are good or not is largely a matter of opinion.

With that said, that pitchfork review is utter crap. Totally misinterprets many of the songs. I know people can read into songs their own way, but this guy is way off. He never once discusses the obvious spiritual themes on almost every song.

I for one think this band is great. The lyrical content brings the music to another level as I feel I connect to the themes and issues he sings about.

"Sigh no more" is actually a shakespeare quote:

"Sigh no more ladies, Sigh no more;
Men were deceivers e'er;
One foot in sea, one on shore.
To one thing constant never;
Then sigh not so, but let them go
and be you blithe and bonny."




The whole album contains literary references..its fucking genius, and its pretty much all I listen to now.

I literally have to force myself not to listen to them because I don't want to outplay them.

[iMAC386]

"After the Storm" is a beautiful song. The lyrics won me over.

"And after the storm,
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up, I look up,
on my knees and out of luck,
I look up.

Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won’t rot, I won’t rot
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won’t rot.

And I took you by the hand
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.

And there will come a time, you’ll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair."

[taylordankmyer]

just started listening to them today. I will agree a lot of their songs sound the same/same pattern. But they are really good and totally different than what I usually listen to. "Little Lion Man" is my favorite on Sigh No More

[mr.MikeD]

a girl i work asked me if I like Mumford and Sons - I thought she referring to a British department store. Definitely liking them though, despite their very bad name.