It is of course, the award winning Babel by British based folk rock band Mumford and Sons. Those of you with eyes will notice that there are four members,
After the release of Sigh No More in 2009, the band, led by gruff-voiced front man Marcus Mumford, the debut album shot to number one, receiving "Best British Album" at the Brits. They must have been as shocked as I was. "What is this, they won the award with a bloody bango" I recall cursing. After listening to the record, these were replaced with "Fair enough..".The new album then, was under extreme pressure to live up to their lofty standards set three years previous with Babel released in autumn 2012. The album for me, fulfills all expected of it. They have varied their sound without drifting away from their roots as a folk rock band. The rock influence is strong and shines through in Broken Crown and Hopeless Wanderer while the string based folk is always present especially so in Ghosts That We Knew and Holland road. However, the obvious highlights are the singles I Will Wait and Lover Of The Light. The harmonies, perhaps my favourite feature, are perfect giving a very natural feel to every one of their songs.
You're always going to have that ignorant idiot who shouts "The songs all sound the same" but the distinct difference is easy to notice once you engage your lobes. The one issue I have is that some of the songs are very quiet and you will need good headphones to get the full "Mumford effect" as I call it. Check them out performing I will wait live at the Red Rocks ampitheatre.
That's all for now. I'll be back soon reviewing more filthy tunes, until then I'll be off. Tell your friends. .
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One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain" I'm sorry Bob, sometimes that's simply isn't the case. The vast majority of modern POP causes me to physically stoop where i stand into hideous fits of coughing. Or am I just asthmatic? The charts no longer bare any relevance and are filled with either manufactured franchise or ridiculous dance crazes... or a mixture of both. All the same, Simon Cowell hoards a little more every day and I'm still coming out in rashes.
Therefore, I have taken it as my personal duty to remind whoever will listen about what real music actually sounds like. Don't worry, I'm not one of those old bigots who remembers the "golden age" and refuses point blank to let anything written after 1978 reach their ear drums; I'm still waking up in cold sweats since my dad took me to an open mic night at his local. Nor am I a hardcore death metal fan who wears greasy Metallica t-shirts and has a fear of the sun. By all means live like that it's just... not my style. OK, back to my duty, I will be delving into the murky depths of my Ipod to share with you some of my favourite "Proper Music" as I will call it. You will see reviews from alternative rock to country, grunge to electronic, metal to 80's club classics. No i'm Joking, there's no metal. It'll be a long journey but I hope you'll stick with me and read about the artists you know and like. Alright then, let's kick this bad boy off.
