"Mumford & Sons have achieved massive success, but they're still desperate for respect. They've drawn from classic literature, sung with Bob Dylan, and reinvented their sound multiple times, and none of it seems to matter; as an old viral video once revealed, they will always be the band that sang the word "heart" 65 times in two albums. But on their third, 2015's rock pivot Wilder Mind, they somehow wound up ahead of their time: They worked with producer James Ford years before Geese"
"After 2018's messy the departure of banjoist-turned-alt-right-commentator Winston Marshall, and 2022's surprisingly raw solo album from Marcus Mumford, the now-trio went tail between their legs to their old sound on last year's Dave Cobb-helmed Rushmere. In the meantime, the genre Mumford & Sons helped popularize found a new life: Offspring with names like the Oh Hellos and the Crane Wives tour to rabid fanbases, millions of listeners, and little critical attention."
Mumford & Sons repeatedly reinvented their sound, shifting from folk to rock and back while collaborating with notable producers. Their 2015 album Wilder Mind anticipated a brooding, atmospheric rock template through work with James Ford and Aaron Dessner. The band endured controversy after Winston Marshall's 2018 departure and Marcus Mumford's raw 2022 solo album, prompting a return to earlier folk textures on Dave Cobb's Rushmere. The folk-pop niche they helped popularize continued thriving among newer bands and devoted fanbases. The band reunited with Dessner at Long Pond Studio for a focused ten-day collaboration.
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