It’s a familiar-feeling record — of course there are banjos — with instantly recognizable folk instrumentation reinforced by ...
Instead, these songs are refreshingly transparent. Take “Rushmere ... balanced by bright guitars and gentle percussion. Mumford confronts the church doctrine of “original sin” with ...
“Never Give Up,” which came out at the beginning of March, contains the same drive to survive, just aimed at the music ...
Mumford & Sons’ stomp-clap rock ruled. The English band had not just ushered in a new wave of bluegrass Americana revivalism, they’d created a movement. Then life happened: the COVID-19 pandemic ...
If someone says ‘folk-y’ you can see acoustic guitars and a sparser arrangement ... As an honest, unfiltered and transparent way of locating and discovering new music, it could be a huge ...
they decided to ditch their sports uniforms for electric guitars instead, leading to the formation of a band whose name foretold their lasting influence. “The cockroach represents longevity.