The Incredible Rise of Mumford & Sons - Softcover

Govan, Chloe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780385501 ISBN 13: 9781780385501

Verlag: Omnibus Press, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

[English]
The name may suggest an old family business, but Mumford & Sons was only established in 2007. In just five years they became one of the most successful indie folk groups in the world.

This compelling biography explores their career, their musical influences and their improbable family backgrounds in which religion, wealth and privilege all played a part.

Inspired by traditional American music and acoustic instrumentation, Mumford & Sons tapped into the example of The Old Crow Medicine Show and other neo-traditionalists who followed in the wake of the O Brother Where Art Thou? roots revival to create their own unique sound.

Theirs is a strangely fascinating story in which four ex-public school boyswith a fondness for literary references put their own spin on old timey musicand rose from playing in cramped basement bars to selling out stadiums asmulti-platinum, Grammy Award-winning folk artists.

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Reseña del editor:

This first ever biography of the multi-platinum selling band tells the compelling story of how a group of boys from deeply religious families broke away from their backgrounds and rose from playing in tiny, cramped basements with just a few dozen listeners to becoming one of the most notorious folk groups ever.Reveals the early life of Marcus and his band-mates at some of the country's most prestigious public schools and tells of how Marcus and Ben were part of a worship band they formed together in their teens, while Winston was a dreadlocked country singer and Ted an indie rocker. These intimate portraits of their early lives will reveal the group as their fans have never seen them before. - Insiders exclusively reveal the background of how the group got together, enhanced by interviews with close friends and former fellow band members, and tell of their friendship and working partnership with other well-known folk artists such as Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale. They also tell the story of performances at 80-capacity basement clubs where punters talked through their songs, and how the boys never gave up. Reveals how the group recorded their first album without the support of a record label and without A&Rs in the studio, but ended up with free reign creatively. Details the full story of the group's ambivalent relationship with religion and this biography deciphers the true story behind their lyrics. - Includes exclusive interviews with those who knew them best.

Biografía del autor:

Chloe Govan has written about travel, lifestyle and music for a variety of publications including Travel Weekly, the Times and Real Travel, where she has a monthly column. She is also the author of Who's Laughing Now? The Story of Jessie J, Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks and Rihanna: Rebel Flower, also published by Omnibus Press.

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• Verlag: Omnibus Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780385501
• ISBN 13: 9781780385501
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280