{"product_id":"wilder-mind","title":"Wilder Mind","description":"Personnel: Tom Hobden (violin); Benjamin Lanz, Dave Nelson (trombone); James Ford (keyboards, drums, percussion); Aaron Dessner, Doveman (keyboards).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixers: Tony Lake; Robert Orton.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Air Studios, London; Ditmas, Brooklyn; Eastcote Studios, London.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Ted Dwane; Ross Stirling; Ty Johnson.\u003cbr\u003eArranger: Mumford \u0026amp; Sons.\u003cbr\u003eWho could blame Mumford \u0026amp; Sons for running away from their signature banjo stomp? Come 2015, when Wilder Mind saw spring release, so many bands had copped their big-footed folk jamboree that Mumford \u0026amp; Sons could feel the straitjacket constricting, so it's not a surprise that the group decided to try on something new. Without their old-timey affectations, they wind up sounding like handsome AAA rockers with a debt to U2, a group that masters sound over song. They do swing for arena-filling hooks and connect -- the quietly escalating \"Believe,\" the incessant surge of \"The Wolf,\" \"Ditmas,\" which is the only song here that would scale to bare-bones acoustic arrangements -- but usually they subsist on a simmer, letting their immaculate, tasteful rock bubble quietly. Often, the persistent, moody murmur recalls a diluted Kings of Leon, a comparison that underscores how Mumford \u0026amp; Sons have made the journey from retro throwback to glistening modern construction. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301367111967,"sku":"810599020729","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/4ea3074f6ae5f162756974879c564bf0_b99e863d-ae36-497d-9988-ef662ea5ec4c.jpg?v=1782565194","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/wilder-mind","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}