Mumford & Sons - Babel

Babel is the second studio album by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, originally released in September 2012 via Island Records and Gentlemen of the Road.

Mumford & Sons are an English folk rock band from London, formed in 2007. The band consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboard, piano, synthesizer), Winston Marshall (vocals, electric guitar, banjo) and Ted Dwane (vocals, bass guitar, double bass).

The band have won a number of music awards throughout their career, with Sigh No More earning the band the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2011 and six overall Grammy Award nominations. The live performance at the 2011 Grammy ceremony with Bob Dylan and The Avett Brothers led to a surge in popularity for the band in the US. The band received eight total Grammy nominations for Babel and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The band also won the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2013.

As with their 2009 debut, Sigh No More, Babel was produced by producer Markus Dravs.

"We are more than excited to release Babel into the world. We had started writing new songs well before we got into the studio to record. at first, we peeled ourselves off the road quite reluctantly. We love playing live, obviously, but it had also become an important part of our creative process, we had been writing and rehearsing in soundchecks, and sort of 'road-testing' new songs on our very gracious audiences. But then we fell in love with recording again. The album started to come together, and with the help of Markus Dravs once more (and engineer Robin Baynton), we started to relish the challenge of making this album. As a band, we've never been closer or more collaborative, all working to our strengths. And so we feel that this record is a natural progression that we're proud of, and we cannot wait to take it out on the road."

Five singles were released from the album and reached #1 on the UK, #1 on the US Billboard 200 and #2 on the Australian albums charts.

This album is a 10^th Anniversary limited edition on cream coloured vinyl with alternative cover artwork and printed inner sleeve, pressed in Europe via Island Records.