MUMFORD & SONS

A frightening statistic emerged a few years ago that Mumford & Sons were the biggest-selling rockers on the planet. And if you like your tunes epically structured and shined up to a gloss but drained of real emotion, this is the perfect band. Album four plays with a range of dramatics and settings from the cod mystery of Slip Away to the achingly conceived climax of Wild Heart. The band’s competence and ability to cover all the areas a post-Coldplay outfit requires is not in doubt – and neither are the stunningly-average results.