CD review: Mumford & Sons

Artist: Mumford & Sons

Album: Sigh No More

Label: Glassnote Records

Rating: 4

Get ready for another British invasion, this time in the form of Mumford & Sons, a folk rock band that hails from London. The band has already taken over radio stations with their first single “Little Lion Man,” and the rest of their debut album shows just as much promise.

Sigh No More is a beautiful blend of soft folk vocals and rock melodies that are infused with the sound of banjos and mandolins, giving the group’s sound a very grassroots feeling.

The songs themselves are riveting in their intensity, and the album contains both slow ballads and energetic songs in the same line as “Little Lion Man.” The lyrics, which the band said has been influenced by the works of Shakespeare and John Steinbeck, are both interesting and powerful when matched with lead singer Marcus Mumford’s clear and mellow voice.

Mumford & Sons is a great new band that is quickly finding fans throughout America. Give them a listen and see why.

Give these tracks a listen: “After the Storm,” “Sigh No More,” “Timshel”

For fans of: Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Noah and the Whale

– Anneta Konstantinides