Last night the 54th Annual Grammy Awards presented its year's list of contenders, with Bon Iver coming away big and scoring some of the evening's higher profile nominations, including Record and Song of the Year ("Holocene"), Best New Artist, and Best Alternative Album. More
Including The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Loretta Lynn, Man Man and More!
Jun 12, 2011By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Day Three Bonnaroo! Check out photos from the performances on Saturday, June 11th 2011. Photographer, Matt Jones, was there to capture all of the action. Full gallery here. More
Arcade Fire'sThe Suburbs beat out such heavyweights as Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry to win the Grammy for Album of the Year, the last award of the night. The Black Keys also won multiple awards and we have video highlights from Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Cee-Lo Green, and Muse.
Mumford & Sons, Okkervil River, and Goldfrapp, and Gorillaz Also Receive Nods
Dec 02, 2010By Laura Studarus
Last night, this year’s Grammy nominations were announced. Among the bevy of expected commercial artists (Hello Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem) a fair number of Under the Radar-friendly artists received recognition for their accomplishments More
Collaboration with The Dharohar Project due December 7
Nov 09, 2010By Frank Valish
Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling are set to release a new EP featuring collaborations with The Dharohar Project. Plus we have streams of Marling's new Jack White-produced 7-inch. More
Includes Bonus Disc Live From Shepherds Bush Empire
Oct 28, 2010By Laura Studarus
After a triumphant year of touring, Mumford and Sons is giving the public another chance to catch their album, Sigh No More. On November 29th the banjo kings of Britain are re-releasing their album with special extras.More
Nominees for the prestigious Mercury Prize were announced today. Among the honorees are Under the Radar favorites Laura Marling (nominated for the second time), Foals,Mumford and Sons, and The xx. We have the full list of nominees. More
Plus Mumford and Sons, Public Enemy, Edward Sharpe, The xx, and more
Jun 03, 2010By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Last weekend (May 29th - 31st), Sasquatch! ruled The Gorge with performances from Band of Horses, Dr. Dog, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, My Morning Jacket, The xx, Public Enemy, Mumford and Sons, Dirty Projectors, Tallest Man on Earth, and many more. We sent Under the Radar writer/photographer Robin Bacior down to cover the action. Check out a full gallery of her photos here. More
Mumford & Sons recently appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman and now are ready to embark another full U.S. tour. Their sound, described by Under the Radar's own Laura Studarus in her review of the band's debut album Sigh No More in our Winter Issue, is a marriage of "the sophisticated storytelling of Sufjan Stevens to folk and bluegrass." Their critically acclaimed debut was just released in America and so Mumford & Sons will kick off their tour on May 13th in Montréal. More
British quartet Mumford and Sons' debut album Sigh No More will see its American release March 2nd on Glassnote Records (current home to Phoenix). The album—already available and receiving praise in the U.K.—features rootsy rock similar to Noah and the Whale, Fleet Foxes, and CSN&Y.
As announced on their blog, British bluegrass-esque indie band Mumford and Sons is starting a book club. Their first selection is All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. More
Camera Obscura, Mumford and Sons, and others impress at our SXSW party
Mar 22, 2009By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's 2009 SXSW party was presented by JanSport and featured spirited sets from Mumford and Sons, Frances, Viva Voce, Loney Dear, Chairlift, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), and Camera Obscura. More
"Not everyone sees the genius in bluegrass,” says Mumford and Sons vocalist/guitarist Marcus Mumford. “Our banjo player, Winston, is the driving force behind the bluegrass leanings in Mumford and Sons. He taught himself how to play banjo while in high school. He’s really the bluegrass guy, but we all love it.”More
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Coachella 2011 Day Two Report – Arcade Fire, Suede, Mumford & Sons, and Elbow
Apr 17, 2011By Mark Redfern
Day two of Coachella 2011 offered few surprises, but plenty of solid sets, including two British bands—one reunited '90s legends back for another try, and the other a star-making main stage performance from a band still on their debut album. More
Thousands of North Westerners packed the normally barren fields of George, WA with bare-bones camping gear and their most exotic festival apparel to witness the epic line-up of Sasquatch! 2010. The list was stacked, and showed why the festival had already sold out by early spring with performances by Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Vampire Weekend among others. More
Under the Radar's 2009 SXSW party was presented by JanSport and featured spirited sets from Mumford and Sons, Frances, Viva Voce, Loney Dear, Chairlift, Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy), and Camera Obscura. More
