Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album)

Occupation

Sigh No More is the debut album of English folk band Mumford & Sons. It was released in October 2009.

Charts

Both the album and the three coupled- singles have top rankings - especially in the British charts - achieved. So the album for 2.5 years already holds in the UK charts and has managed in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, even down to Rank 1. In the UK, the album quadruple platinum in Australia and even triple platinum received.

Reception

Sigh No More was recorded differently by the critics:

Pitchfork Media verreißt the album with a rating of only 2.1 out of 10. In contrast, Allmusic the album gets three out of five points an average rating.

Even with laut.de there is a relatively positive assessment with the conclusion: " As so often, this disc also loses out the back a little bit of tension and drive. Ideas are repeated, the initial enthusiasm diminishes. And it remains to be stated: a great debut. "

In the German music magazine Visions Sigh No More receives an average of ten reviews a rating of 7.8 out of 12 Daniel Gerhardt writes in his detailed evaluation as: " They dig their songs out from under a sense of tradition, the Country, has internalized Folk and Roots Rock, without them bound to feel. And they transform again into a hysteria with which one could be Squaredace World Champion. "Little Lion Man " is flying way ahead as the first single and the best song on the album. "

The average Metascore in the album is 68 (out of 100 ), and hence the " generally recommendable " area. In Plattentests.de the album with readers and critics album of the year 2009.

Title list

Musician list

  • Marcus Mumford - vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin
  • Winston Marshall ( Country Winston ) - vocals, banjo, dobro
  • Ben Lovett - vocals, keyboard, organ
  • Ted Dwane - vocals, bass
  • Nick Etwell - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pete Beachill - trombone
  • Nell Catchpole - Violin, Viola
  • Christopher Allan - Cello
  • Markus Dravs - Production
  • Tom Hobden - string parts on the song number 5
  • François Chevallier - Engineering
  • Samuel Navel - Assistant Engineering
  • Ruadhri Cushnan - Mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - Mastering
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