Mumford & Sons - RUSHMERE (March 28, 2025)

1) Malibu

2) Caroline

3) .. Rushmere

4) Monochrome

5) Truth

6) Where It Belongs

7) Anchor

8) Surrender

9) Blood On The Page

10) Carry On

 

Goodbye Delta sound. Thank god.

 

I'm cautiously optimistic about this, even if I kinda grew out of this whole fake indie folk music they brought to the mainstream.

But I'm glad the Pharrell-produced single isn't on the album. That was horrendous.

 

New song is decent

 

This is the most I’ve liked a Mumford album since Babel. Truth is really cool and different for them while still feeling familiar, Rushmere sounds like peak Mumford and Sons, and there’s a few others that I vibe with. Idk if it’s gonna be in constant rotation, but I’m glad this exists and there’s a few gems

 

I’m also amused that the Mumford and Sons date near me has Japanese Breakfast on it — that is not a touring combo I would have expected

 

Just made my first listen and it's fine. It's relaxed, focused, well-executed and wonderfully produced but most of it sounds like leftovers from Marcus' self-titled record.

 

This feels like a 2004-2006 Coldplay album, and that's a compliment.

 

Mumford and Sons have always been the Coldplay of folk music, so it checks out.

 

Interesting album, not wildly exciting or adventurous, but nice background music and it's "bad" by any means

 

Pretty sleepy, don't love anything on it. Title track is alright. Maybe it's a grower.

 

Cant say im a big fan of this album. I liked a couple songs but most of the album is sleepy. I wish they'd make another album that sounds like Wilder Mind.

 

theres nothing i loved about this but really nothing i disliked either. just fine.

 

Oof, this debuted at #19 with 27k album equivalents. For comparison, their last 3 albums debuted at #1.

 

This is the first time I’ve listened to a Mumford & Sons album since their debut… actually quite enjoyed it for what it is. I was surprised by the first song which was a lot more spiritual in content than I was expecting. Probably my immediate highlight but still digesting the rest of it.

 

Seeing these fuckers tonight

 

Fine show. I never listen to their records unless my wife has them on, but I really do think the Wilder Mind songs pop the best live

 

Although I love Delta (not Rushmere so much), I really wish they had kept going in the rockier direction of Wilder Mind. The Wolf is one of their best songs ever

 

Yeah The Wolf is my favorite of theirs

 

I didn’t really like Wilder Mind when it came out (besides Believe, which I think is one of their best songs), but I revisited it earlier this year and liked it a lot more in retrospect now that it’s better separated from the critical panning of this band circa the mid-10s and from the initial shock of them dropping the pop-bluegrass sound

 

apparently they've been playing two new songs live, and Marcus Mumford said one of them would be coming out in a week...

Rushmere was a bit underwhelming but had a few good songs. Curious to hear more, especially because the live videos sounded good for both.

 

We got 3 new tracks last night. I liked the one in the middle a lot. Rubber Band Man?

 

oh nice - I only saw videos of "Run Together" & "A Conversation With My Son, Gangsters, and Angels" which is a great name for a song