Wilder Mind [LP]

by Mumford & Sons

Overview

Who could blame Mumford & Sons for running away from their signature banjo stomp? Come 2015, when Wilder Mind saw spring release, so many bands had copped their big-footed folk jamboree that Mumford & Sons could feel the straitjacket constricting, so it's not a surprise that the group decided to try on something new. Without their old-timey affectations, they wind up sounding like handsome AAA rockers with a debt to U2, a group that masters sound over song. They do swing for arena-filling hooks and connect -- the quietly escalating "Believe," the incessant surge of "The Wolf," "Ditmas," which is the only song here that would scale to bare-bones acoustic arrangements -- but usually they subsist on a simmer, letting their immaculate, tasteful rock bubble quietly. Often, the persistent, moody murmur recalls a diluted Kings of Leon, a comparison that underscores how Mumford & Sons have made the journey from retro throwback to glistening modern construction. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/04/2015
Label:	Glassnote Entertainment Group
UPC:	0810599020712
Rank:	856

Tracks

1. Tompkins Square Park
2. Believe
3. The Wolf
4. Wilder Mind
5. Just Smoke
6. Monster
7. Snake Eyes
8. Broad-Shouldered Beasts
9. Cold Arms
10. Ditmas
11. Only Love
12. Hot Gates

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mumford & Sons   Primary Artist
Aaron Dessner   Keyboards
Doveman   Keyboards
Benjamin Lanz   Trombone
Tom Hobden   Violin
James Ford   Drums,Keyboards,Percussion
Dave Nelson   Trombone

Technical Credits

Aaron Dessner   Engineer,Associate Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Robert Orton   Mixing
Jimmy Robertson   Engineer
Jonathan Low   Engineer
Mumford & Sons   Arranger,Composer
George Murphy   Engineer
James Ford   Producer
Marcus Mumford   Composer,Group Member
Ted Dwane   Composer,Photography,Group Member
Winston Marshall   Composer
Ben Lovett   Composer,Group Member
Laurence Anslow   Assistant Engineer
Ross Stirling   Design,Photography
Ty Johnson   Photography
Harrison Cargill   Additional Production
Tony Lake   Mixing
WN5TN   Group Member