Would You Like To Know...

...my new favourite music-makers?  It's the chaps from Mumford and Sons.  Isaac introduced me to this band a few weeks ago (This is how our marriage works: he finds the good music, I find the good television shows, and we both find the good books.  This way, we ensure quality entertainment for our life together), and I can't get their music out of my head- which I feel is a good thing, I might add.

I can't really decide which is my favourite song of theirs; basically, I think it's whichever song to which I'm listening at that moment.  Isaac decided his favourite is The Cave:



Little Lion Man is probably their most famous song; apparently the Aussies especially love it (I'm showing you a clip of them playing on Letterman several months ago instead of the official video, which is super amazing and will blow your mind, but unfortunately has a pretty severe curse word in the chorus):



Several of their songs are simply haunting beautiful: Timshel and Awake My Soul.  Others are more intense: I Gave You All and Dust Bowl Dance.  All of them are amazing and pure.musical.genius.  What also is incredible is that the guys all play multiple instruments; apparently, they often switch instruments during the show according to what is convenient for the song or set.  And did you notice him playing the guitar and the bass drum at the same time?  Um, hello.  I wish I possessed some fraction of talent like that!  Now, their musical genius aside, my other favourite bit about these guys is their lead singer.  Isaac and I decided that if comical geniuses Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry were to have a child together, Marcus Mumford just might be the result.  I present to you the evidence below:

What do you think?  Of course, I mean no disrespect to Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, and Marcus Mumford in making this connection.  Because really, they are all phenomenally talented in their trade.  So, show them some respect and go watch some of The Office, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and then listen to Sigh No More ...and allow yourself to be amazed.

And I'm going to help you do just that: if I could, I would seriously post every single one of their songs, but since I can't, you'll just have to settle for one more song from Mumford and Sons.  Right now, I think this song- Dust Bowl Dance- is actually my favourite.  Thanks to the students who filmed this last year for a student project (don't they sound amazing live?!?):