mumford and sons

Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of Tom Waits’ “Day After Tomorrow.” The new track continues her annual tradition of dropping appropriately themed music just in time for Christmas. The new song features an all-star cast to help Bridgers in her reimagining of Waits’ song. Mumford & Sons‘ Marcus Mumford, Kaitlyn Dever and Mady Dever, […]

We already established that not all women sound like Hayley Williams with our look into unique-sounding frontwomen within 2000s alternative music. So, given the generalized diversification of the genre throughout the 2010s, we shouldn’t need to drive that point home again, right? That said, last time the dynamic range present in women’s vocal styles proved to […]

Fearless Records’ famous Punk Goes… franchise has certainly come a long way since its first installment in 2000. Genre discrepancies aside, it’s impossible to deny the success of one particular subseries: the Punk Goes Pop albums. There are now seven volumes, with speculation of an eighth floating around online. Of course, as with any expansive […]

Is there anything better than hearing one of your favorite bands cover an old-school hit? Or put an alternative spin on that “guilty pleasure” song you’ve secretly been jamming to for weeks? New renditions often improve on originals by expanding and elevating their sound. And while debating which version is best is often a subjective […]

In a strange turn of events, Mumford & Sons have now covered “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails and we’re not mad about it. The band is on a massive world tour to support their fourth album, and did the cover at a stop in Cleveland over the weekend. Read more: Synopsis about scene in ‘Avengers: […]

We're glad someone out there had this idea and made it happen. Read more: How Twenty One Pilots were almost the next Mumford And Sons Americana-folksters Mumford & Sons donned pop-punk apparel to “cover” “Brohemian Rhapsody” from Blink-182's new album California. In the short clip, Blink is set to open for Mumford. The Sons are playing “Brohemian […]

Once there was a time where Tyler Joseph was fascinated by what it took to get one of his songs on the radio. But that was before the Twenty One Pilots frontman learned how twisted some of the machinations behind radio are. “The time we were opened to that world is when we talk to […]

Last night, during their show at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Mumford And Sons brought out Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus for a strange cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams”. Hoppus and the Sons were also joined by tour mates Jack Garratt and the Vaccines. You can watch a video of the performance below. Read more: Showdown of the […]

According to musician Dion Beary, once you’ve heard one Mumford And Sons song, you’ve heard them all. At least, that’s the impression he gives in his new video of “every Mumford And Sons song, basically.” While strumming his guitar fast, he pokes fun at the band’s formula and sings, “I can sing real soft. I […]

Fun. had to sit out last night's Gentlemen Of The Road Stopover festival date with Mumford And Sons and more due to singer Nate Ruess' doctor's orders. A last minute replacement was made by John Fogerty, who made up for Fun.'s abscence in St. Augustine, FL. Ruess posted an explanation to fans on the band's […]

Spotify have revealed their most streamed songs of 2012. Unsurprisingly, there are a couple cringe-worthy things, but the presence of art pop breakout artist Gotye and of fun., who had quite a year, may indicate an interesting shift in larger popular musical tastes. Most streamed songs on Spotify globally are:  1. Gotye featuring Kimbra – […]