London based indie folk stars Mumford And Sons have reflected on a summer which has seen them become an enormous festival attraction.
Mumford & Sons began as part of an informal pub session, a group of friends sharing songs. Releasing their debut album ‘Sigh No More’ late last year, the band seemed to strike a chord with the public.
A word of mouth success, ‘Sigh No More’ has rarely left the Top Ten since then becoming one of the best selling British albums of the year so far. Hitting the festival trail, Mumford & Sons have become a massive live success.
Playing to enormous crowds at Reading and Leeds, the band were bowled over by the response of fans. Singing back every word, their sets were amongst the highlights of the weekend.
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Speaking to the NME, lead singer Marcus Mumford joked about best to attract crowds. “It’s down to lots of strobe lights, lots of nudity, handing out chocolate and pouring vodka into people’s mouths down the front. That will get any crowd going,” he explained.
Mumford & Sons have not stopped working. Despite playing enormous tours, the band have been able to collaborate with an Indian ensemble during a pair of unusual one off shows recently.
In addition to this, the London indie folk troupe have been able to craft new material. Dropping it into their set, fans seem to already know the words to the unreleased tracks. “I’ve been surprised by how nice people have been over the new songs in our set,” the singer continued.
“We’ve been trying to play two or three at every festival” he explained. “That has been really encouraging.”
Earlier this summer Mumford And Sons released a limited edition EP under the name The Wedding Band. Using an alter ego, the band issued a series of tracks which are apparently favourites with the group themselves but didn’t make it onto ‘Sigh No More’.
