As many of you may know, with the high success of their previous album, Sigh No More, there was a lot of pressure on Mumford & Sons to create an equally good album. This, they have achieved. Staying true to their musical style, with quiet starts and plenty of banjo playing throughout, musically and lyrically Mumford & Sons' first album is very similar to their first. In commercial success however, it differs greatly. Selling 600,000 copies of the album in only seven days, the album when straight to the top of the album chart in the US. Americans have a soft spot for country and folk music, an industry big enough over there, to rival even the pop industry. This may go some way to explaining why they have seemed to take so greatly to this new album as Mumford & Sons is now the UK's biggest musical export after Adele. Even with its immense commercial success, Mumford & Sons seems still to produce the sort of music that induces some serious toe tapping or other celebratory momevements. The high hopes ceated for this album however, seem not to have changed any of the stylistic influences or With lyrics like poetry, incredible musical talent and commercial success from a musical genre they have ressurected, Babel may well be one of my favourite albums of 2012.
Favourite songs = 'Babel', 'Broken Crown' and 'Holland Road'
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