Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons

Sigh No More

Debut release of alt-folk with bluegrass overtones from the London band

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Island
UK Release date
06/10/2009
  1. 8.0 |   Clash

    Soul-stirring and for much of the time uplifting, the bangs of their banjo and euphoric bluegrass beats make this lot’s trade seem untouchable
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Mumford’s platitudes would normally grate on me, but they’re surprisingly easy to forgive when they’re being howled over the Sons’ locomotive folk-rock
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    ‘Sigh No More’ is a fine debut from a band that’s patiently picked up the tools of its trade, and chosen the right moment to give them full rein
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  5. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Mumford's desperation, elevated in TNT dynamics, can be thrilling
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  6. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Even when the songs - as they invariably do - cut loose into the hoedown section, with bluegrass banjo underpinning acoustic guitars, strings and horns, there's the sense they are holding back.
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  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

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  8. 6.0 |   The Quietus

    What's missing here, apart from an antidotal dose of Dawkinism, is a modicum of self-restraint. Sigh No More is so earnest it weeps holy water, from theatrical drum rolls to jiggedy banjo riffs to trumpeting fanfares that are too bloody obvious to swallow.
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  9. 6.0 |   Eye Weekly

    ...the disc’s melting pot of genres makes Sigh No More an album that’ll warrant multiple listens
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  10. 4.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Marcus Mumford thinks that if he sings about ""heart"", ""purity"" and ""passion"" enough, some of these may rub off. They don't
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  11. 2.1 |   Pitchfork

    For music that ostensibly prizes the appearance of honesty and confession, Sigh No More sounds surprisingly anonymous, giving a sense of the band as engaged music listeners but not as real people
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