7-year gap between albums
There was a roughly 7-year gap between Mumford & Sons' fourth and fifth albums, including 2 years of touring and the COVID pandemic.
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250 shows a year during Babel era
During the peak of Mumford & Sons' Babel success, the band played approximately 250 shows a year.
6 weeks off to record Babel
Mumford & Sons took only 6 weeks off from touring to record Babel, which their producer found creatively frustrating.
Quit TikTok before new album release
Marcus Mumford deliberately quit TikTok before releasing his new record so no outside opinions or comments could affect how he experienced it.
First record never read a review
For the first time ever, Marcus Mumford put out a record without reading a single word of press about it, and says it made him feel free.
Carey attended 48 shows, watched 2
In one year Carey Mulligan was present at 48 Mumford & Sons shows but only watched 2 of them start to finish.
Band hired as Laura Marling's drummer
Marcus Mumford's first professional music job was being hired as a session drummer for Laura Marling, which led him to quit college.
Threatened to fire entire management team
Marcus Mumford threatened to fire his entire management team if they ever booked the band to play on a day England is playing a World Cup or tournament match.
Ira won Eurovision 2002
Jacqui's sister Ira represented Malta and won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002, a life-changing event for the whole family.
Rick Rubin: lazy workaholic
Rick Rubin says he has to force himself into the studio every day — he dislikes the process but is addicted to the magical moment of creation.
