This week has seen the release of Mumford and Sons second EP, released on Chess Club Records, entitled Love Your Ground and it has me thinking.
At the moment we seem to be having a big folk revival, which is definitely no bad thing. It has spawn a ridiculous amount of bands who hail from all across the world, but London seems to be the heart of England’s efforts to produce beautiful sounding modern folk music. The main offenders have been the likes of Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn and countless other groups, those are just the ones that come to mind. Then there is Mumford and Sons.
They have been sitting in the wings for a little while now producing some absolutely beautiful songs which culminated in there first EP which was released onto RawRip for everyone to get there grubby little iMits all over it. Before it even was released they got given the title of ‘Single of the Week’, on BBC Radio 2, for the song Roll away your stone which was impressive but well deserved as it is a wonderful little folk ditty.
Between then and now they have toured the UK as well as the USA while working down in a remote studio in Devon producing their latest EP; and it has been well worth the wait. They manage to produce a sound which, while similar to the other folk bands around, has another dimension to it which envelops me and warms me from the very core of the body.
They have something very good going on at the moment from the quality of there recorded songs to the intensity of their live shows. I can see them going far if they play their cards right and I feel it will be very hard for them not to. They are playing the Hoxton Bar & Grill on the 9th December and I for one will definitely be there and I hope you all are too. So here are a couple of songs by them for you to give a listen to before you go out and buy their record and also a little video courtesy of Black Cab Sessions.
Hold Onto What You Believe by Mumford and Sons
White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons
Black Cab Sessions with Mumford and Sons
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Hundreds & Thousands Presents 
Yes, I think so.
That is absolutely spot on, I have been saying this for months now, I can see big things for them, like Fleet Foxes big.
Well, lets hope so.