Indie-folk rock band, Mumford and
Sons released a 10-inch EP for 2013’s Record Store Day this past April, The EP
is titled Live From Bull Moose and is
a live recording on the band’s gig at The Bull Moose in New Hampshire. There
were only 4,000 copies released on vinyl and 6,000 on CD.
Track 1: I Will Wait- The song is a
folk rock jam session with mandolins, acoustic guitars, banjos and just about
every obscure instrument imaginable. The live version sounds very similar to
the studio version, from the vocals to the instruments.
Track 2: Ghosts That We Knew- The
track is off the band’s sophomore album, Babel,
just like the prior song, “I Will Wait”. This track is slowed down and raw,
showcasing lead singer and multi-instrumentalist, Marcus Mumford’s raspy vocals.
“So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light ‘cause oh they gave
me such a fright,” Mumford sings over a mandolin being softly strummed.
Track 3: Where Are You Now- Yet
another track off Babel,“Where Are
You Now” sounds better live than the studio version. The energy that Mumford
and Sons bring to the stage for live performances cannot be portrayed over a mass
produced studio recording. The song itself however is mediocre and nothing
memorable, just a bit dreary.
Track 4: Awake My Soul- The final
track of the EP is an older song off the band’s 2009 debut record, Sigh No More. It has a different tone
than the songs off Babel; it’s much
more folksy, and area-like. After Sigh No
More, Mumford and Sons gained much critical acclaim and that acclaim
followed them to Babel. Although the
band changed their sound a bit, the record still sounds like a Mumford and Sons
record.
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