British folk band Mumford & Sons have gone all electric on us with their latest studio album, Wilder Side, released on May 4th.
The Grammy and Brit Award winning group have just released this electric, more contemporary album after pairing with former Arctic Monkey´s producer James Ford. The album has divided Mumford fans with some praising the group for going more upbeat and modern, while others are disappointed the folk rock band are not sticking to their folk roots.
However, one person who is firmly not sitting on the fence is Mumford Banjo player, Winston Marshall. In a recent interview with New York Magazine when asked whether his band had “killed” the banjo, Marshall replied “Killed is an understatement. We murdered it. I f***ing hate the banjo!”
So electric guitars now replace the twingy-twangy banjo sound. The first track to be released, Believe, is a love story – which is both hard-hitting and acoustically pleasing. Mumford & Sons first stormed the charts back in 2007 and this hot new album is a sign of their evolvement over the past eight years. Well worth a listen.
ROCKS RATING: ****
