They have entertained Barack Obama at the White House and their latest album Babel is the fastest-selling in the Us this year. How have four polite Englishmen made their hoedown folk such a hit?
Soundcheck for the band, today, takes place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It is late afternoon and while the arena's 17,000 outdoor seats are still empty the four members of Mumford & Sons – prospering British folk band, in the middle of a long tour of Australia, the Us and the UK, their newly released album Babel a smash on all fronts – wander to centre stage. First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
Mumford begins to perform, a murmured cover of a country song,...
Soundcheck for the band, today, takes place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It is late afternoon and while the arena's 17,000 outdoor seats are still empty the four members of Mumford & Sons – prospering British folk band, in the middle of a long tour of Australia, the Us and the UK, their newly released album Babel a smash on all fronts – wander to centre stage. First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
Mumford begins to perform, a murmured cover of a country song,...
- 11/16/2012
- by Tom Lamont
- The Guardian - Film News
Carrying on with our monthly up-and-coming band feature, this month we bring you Pistols and Vultures.
The Ipswich/Colchester based Alternative rockers, formed in 2009 whilst studying BA Popular Music at The Colchester Institute. The four-piece merge a slick concoction of rock, soul and post-punk which results in a sound somewhere between Scottish trio, Biffy Clyro and Californian rockers, Incubus. They release their debut single, “Ricochet” on Itunes this month, the video of which can be found on YouTube along with live sessions.
Pistols and Vultures are:
Carnell Cook: Lead Vocals
Alex Green: Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Backing
Freddie Cant: Drums & Percussion
Website: www.pistolsandvultures.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PistolsandVultures
Wc: How did you first have the idea of forming Pistols & Vultures?
(Alex) When the music degree started, I was jamming with Fred a lot, along with our old bass player. My current band at the time was falling apart...
The Ipswich/Colchester based Alternative rockers, formed in 2009 whilst studying BA Popular Music at The Colchester Institute. The four-piece merge a slick concoction of rock, soul and post-punk which results in a sound somewhere between Scottish trio, Biffy Clyro and Californian rockers, Incubus. They release their debut single, “Ricochet” on Itunes this month, the video of which can be found on YouTube along with live sessions.
Pistols and Vultures are:
Carnell Cook: Lead Vocals
Alex Green: Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Backing
Freddie Cant: Drums & Percussion
Website: www.pistolsandvultures.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PistolsandVultures
Wc: How did you first have the idea of forming Pistols & Vultures?
(Alex) When the music degree started, I was jamming with Fred a lot, along with our old bass player. My current band at the time was falling apart...
- 4/20/2012
- by Rhys Milsom
- Obsessed with Film
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