Mumford & Sons

Add Date: February 9

Artist: Mumford & Sons

Album: Sigh No More

Label: Island

Genre: Rock and Folk

Comments: Folk music. . . from London? Just a quick look a Wikipedia will tell you that Mumford & Sons defines what it means to be "huge in Europe." These guys deserve the attention, and with their first full length release Sigh No More Mumford & Sons are looking for acclaim in the States, and I hope we give it to them. There are banjos, horns, mandolins and layers, layers, layers on this album. The lead singer, Marcus Mumford, has a voice that rings similar to Marc Roberge of OAR. Even some of the vocal melodies can sound Of a Revolution-esque. But it is important to note that Mumford & Sons certainly have their own sound.

Some Irish, a lot of folk and definitely rock -- that's how I would sum this album up if I had to in a sentence fragment. This is not a soft acoustic folk album, and the energy on the album prompts desires to see this group live in show. Mark Dravs produced this album, along with albums by Arcade Fire and Bjork. I would give this a thumbs up! Any track off Sigh No More will certainly spruce up your show's play list. If you're into hymnal sounding/build-up songs check out track 1. Otherwise check out 2, 5, and 10.