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Dear Friends,I don’t usually do things like this, but I thought it was a special occasion.Johnny Flynn released his second album, ‘Been Listening‘, on Monday, and I urge you to go and pick up a copy. It’s my favourite album of the year.Some of you may already know him, some of you may have seen us tour together, some of you may even have heard us request him on the radio at every station we’ve visited in the last two years. Johnny and his band, ‘The Sussex Wit’ were some of the first people to put faith in us and take us on the road with them, and they remain some of our most dear friends and greatest inspiration. We think they’re wonderful, basically.But all of that personal shit aside, this album is ridiculously good. And I think it’s really important; it’s controlled and it’s unfettered; it’s patient and it’s urgent. It’s just damn good.So long live Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit, and enjoy it as much as we have. We salute you.Lots of love,Marcus
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Bonnaroo Online Broadcast: Saturday 12th June
A million hearts around the globe will surely melt at the sight of such an awesome line up that is the one belonging to Bonnaroo festival, taking place this Friday – Sunday. And the Sons Mumford, Mumford & Sons, are very pleased to be a part of that line-up.We are also very pleased to bring you the news that a portion of the band’s set will be broadcast online at 5pm CST (approx 11pm BST time) on the day – 12th June – at YouTube.com/bonnaroo too. So ticket or no ticket, everybody’s happy.Additionally, footage from the festival will be available to browse, at the aforementioned web address, once the festival has wrapped too.So: 5pm CST Saturday 12th June at YouTube.com/bonnaroo -
A Rolled Away Stone Gathers No Wet Sheets: VideOH! Yo!
Change of pace today. Shaking things up, keeping the cakes fresh. Coming out swinging. Swinging like that time at school when that kid bare dropped some dread on you, cussed you out cold and cut you deep with some junior jive, chatting some rank about you being a bed-wetter, and you were like, ‘Momma said knock you out’, and you just started swinging them little arms like a teeny turbine, and you were like, ‘POW! Take that Charlotte Jenkins!’. But then she was all like, ‘brown belt, white tag BLAM!’ and straight round-housed you on a Chun Li tip. ‘Member that?.
So yeah, the idea was that I’d fill you in on the knowledge first, then, you know, babble in the post-knowledge paragraphs, giving you the option of wading through the waffle to reach the mysterious City of Golden Wisdom, or just sacking it off. Hasn’t worked out exactly as I’d imagined, I’ll be honest, Best laid plans and all that. Still, as per our earlier interaction, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches…
Or a stone.
Dragon Punch in your face Jenkins!
You can now viddy the brand new viddy for The Sons’ amazing new single Roll Away Your Stone over at the Mumford & Sons official YouTube Channel… HERE! Pure amazing!!
M&S HQ
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Rescheduled Rome Date Announced!
As you may remember, The Sons were regretfully and reluctantly forced to cancel their Rome gig recently owing to Marcus succombing to a particularly vicious bought of tonsilitus; his angered and enraged tonsils – like two tiny teenagers – flared up in a fit of petulance, wreaking havoc upon the family throat. Typical teen-like tonsil behaviour, classic.
Fortunately, the hormonal fog of adolescence has lifted and the tearaway tonsils have matured into a pair of fine, glistening grown-up glands any parent would be proud of. So fit and healthy once more, it is with great delight that we can now announce that the rescheduled show is to take place on 15th July 2010 once again at the origial venue, Rome’s Circolo Degli Artisti!
This makes us, and we hope you, very happy indeed, and we’d like again to say a massive THANK YOU to all the fans who’d made lengthy (and even not so lengthy) journeys to the show and in the face of cancellation were fantastically understanding, gracious and kind.
Tickets go on sale this Thursday (27/05/10) – get your tickets HERE and HERE… Enjoy the show!
Buona giornata!
M&S HQ
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Come and Sit On Jimmy Fallon’s Bench! *Shudders*
I am wounded. Deeply. A heart savaged at the hands of those I have held closest. I believed in us. I don’t believe anymore. Bereft of belief I lie bare, confiance carved from the core of me, at the feet of a pixelated princess, stared down by the eyes of the omnipotent Online Analytics Report.How could she do it to me… No. 1 read Universal artist website: Cheryl Cole.Noooo! O The brutality of betrayal! O the finality of a fated-to-fail la liaiso amoureuse! O spare me the savagery of a life alone! O hang on, I’ve just looked at it… What? How is that the most read Universal website!? It’s just a load of pictu… Oh right. Makes sense. Short of oiling Winnie up, and rubbing T. Bear down, I can’t compete with that.Maybe I should just leave this writing lark to the professionals. Pros like the chap that scribed the statement below; so simple, so concise, so finite. So actually relevant… If he looks good in a leotard I quit."On May 19th, 2010 Mumford & Sons will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Here is where you come in…How would you like a chance to be close to Mumford & Sons’ performance on the show?Click on the link below and you will be directed to our ‘Band Bench’ sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats on our band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during Mumford & Sons’ performance. Please make sure you include the band code MFS in your entry FORM."Holy calamity scream insanity, that sounds amazon’! If I weren’t huddled in a corner contemplating just what it is I need to do TO MAKE YOU LOVE US and encourage more of you to read this site I’d totally enter.
M&S HQ
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