Mumford & Sons have shared the comeback single from their forthcoming new album ‘RUSHMERE’ – you can listen to it and view the video below.
The song is the title track from their first LP in seven years, which was announced yesterday (January 16) and will be released on March 28 via Island/Glassnote, following on from 2018’s ‘Delta’ (pre-order/pre-save here).
‘RUSHMERE’ marks Mumford & Sons’ first album as a trio, comprising Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett. Banjoist Winston Marshall departed the group in 2021, after facing backlash for praising a book by right-wing US journalist Andy Ngo.
Along with the song, the band have also shared a video for the single which shows fans hearing it for the first time. You can view it below.
The track and album was co-produced by their “legendary friend” Dave Cobb who has previously worked with Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Slash.
Other songs set to appear on the forthcoming ‘RUSHMERE’ are ‘Malibou’, ‘Monochrome’, ‘Truth’ and ‘Blood On The Page’, the latter of which features Californian singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham. Their Pharrell-featuring 2024 song ‘Good People’ does not appear on the tracklist.
Speaking about the prospect of releasing new material in an interview in early 2024, Ben Lovett said: “It just feels so great to be sharing new music again after all these years.”
Mumford added: “I think we always felt like we knew we were going to release some more music, but we wanted to wait for the right music. We’ve never been in haste, I don’t think. But when this music came around, we had a sense of urgency.”
Ted Dwane explained that they had “a lot of songs kicking around” at the time, and said the group were “really excited”.
In 2022, frontman Marcus Mumford released his debut solo album ‘(self-titled)’. He teased a new record from Mumford & Sons that year, explaining: “The next thing really is to get in the room with the boys in the band and start playing each other the songs we’ve written.
“I’ve got a bunch that are kind of ready to go. And then we’ll make a record, and tour it, and get to do what we love.”
They then debuted a new track called ‘Maybe’ during a headline gig at Austin City Limits in Texas in October 2023.
Last October, the trio played a brief set at a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Wisconsin. Mumford & Sons currently have just one live date in their calendar for 2025, Under The Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Montana.
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