Mumford and Sons
Folksy friends of the Mercury-nominated Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons have just signed to Island Records.
It’s easy to assume that, with their Americana tones, the band hail from the deepest depths of Greenwich Village when in fact they are Londoners- Marcus Mumford (vocals, guitar, drums) and Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboard, organ) went to King’s College School in Wimbledon with Noah and the Whale’s Matt Owens.
With Mumford and Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane complete the band on vocals/banjo/dobro and vocals/double bass respectively. The boys have three E.P.s under their belt, ‘Lend Me Your Eyes’ and ‘Love Your Ground’, both released in 2008 and ‘The Cave and the Open Sea’ (2009)
Just this year they were in the BBC’s sound of 2009 along with La Roux, The Big Pink and Passion Pit. We love Marcus’ dulcet tones- they give the band’s songs a beautiful lullaby quality, and of course no great folk band is complete without a banjo(that includes you, Metallica). It’s without a doubt that Mumford and Sons will infiltrate the public consciousness at large with their debut album later this year.
FORTHCOMING LIVE DATES
11/9/09 - End of the Road Festival, Salisbury
12/9/09 – King Tuts, Glasgow
13/9/09 – The Bodega, Nottingham
14/9/09 – The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
15/9/09 – The Thekla, Bristol
16/9/09 – The Scala, London
18/9/09 – Cafe Drummond, Aberdeen
19/9/09 – Lopaloo, Inverness
21/9/09 – The Cluy, Newcastle
22/9/09 – The Adelphi, Hull
23/9/09 – The Cockpit, Leeds
24/9/09 – The Plug, Sheffield
26/9/09 – Academy 2, Dublin
27/9/09 – Open House Festival, Belfast
29/9/09 – Glee Club, Birmingham
30/9/09 – The Bullingdon Arms, Oxford
2/10/09 – Arts Centre, Norwich
3/10/09 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
4/10/09 – The Junction, Cambridge
6/10/09 – Komedia, Brighton
7/10/09 – Moles Club, Bath
8/10/09 – Talking Heads, Southampton
11/10/09 – Roadmender, Northampton
VIDEOS:
LIVE @ THE ICA, LONDON: