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English folk outfit Mumford & Sons' full-length debut owes more than a cursory nod to bands like the Waterboys, the Pogues, and the Men They Couldn’t Hang. The group's heady blend of biblical imagery, pastoral introspection, and raucous, pub-soaked heartache may be earnest to a fault, but when the wildly imperfect Sigh No More is firing on all cylinders, as is the case with stand-out cuts like "The Cave," "Winter Winds," and "Little Lion Man," it’s hard not to get swept up in the rapture. Like their London underground folk scene contemporaries Noah & the Whale, Johnny Flynn, and Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons' take on British folk is far from traditional. There's a deep vein of 21st century Americana that runs through the album, suggesting a healthy diet of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Blitzen Trapper, and Marah. That melding of styles, along with some solid knob-twiddling from Arcade Fire/Coldplay producer Markus Dravs, helps to keep the record from completely sinking into the quicksand of its myriad slow numbers -- tracks like "I Gave You All," "Thistle & Weeds," and "After the Storm" are pretty and plain enough, but they neuter a band this spirited. Sigh No More is an impressive debut, but one that impresses more for its promise of the future than it does its wildly inconsistent place in the present.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lovett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Mumford, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ted Dwane, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Winston Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist - Country Winston, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lovett, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Mumford, ComposerLyricist - Ted Dwane, ComposerLyricist - Winston Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lovett, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Mumford, ComposerLyricist - Ted Dwane, ComposerLyricist - Winston Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Markus Dravs, Producer - Francois Chevallier, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mumford & Sons, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sam Navel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons, Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company
Album review
English folk outfit Mumford & Sons' full-length debut owes more than a cursory nod to bands like the Waterboys, the Pogues, and the Men They Couldn’t Hang. The group's heady blend of biblical imagery, pastoral introspection, and raucous, pub-soaked heartache may be earnest to a fault, but when the wildly imperfect Sigh No More is firing on all cylinders, as is the case with stand-out cuts like "The Cave," "Winter Winds," and "Little Lion Man," it’s hard not to get swept up in the rapture. Like their London underground folk scene contemporaries Noah & the Whale, Johnny Flynn, and Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons' take on British folk is far from traditional. There's a deep vein of 21st century Americana that runs through the album, suggesting a healthy diet of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Blitzen Trapper, and Marah. That melding of styles, along with some solid knob-twiddling from Arcade Fire/Coldplay producer Markus Dravs, helps to keep the record from completely sinking into the quicksand of its myriad slow numbers -- tracks like "I Gave You All," "Thistle & Weeds," and "After the Storm" are pretty and plain enough, but they neuter a band this spirited. Sigh No More is an impressive debut, but one that impresses more for its promise of the future than it does its wildly inconsistent place in the present.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:30
- Main artists: Mumford & Sons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2009 Mumford & Sons
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