Mumford & Sons have shared the first single from their new album ‘RUSHMERE’. The song is the title track from the new LP, which is set to release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote.
Named after London’s Rushmere Pond, where Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane first conceived the idea of a band, the 10-track LP was recorded in Nashville, as well as Savannah, Georgia, and the UK at Marcus’ studio in Devon, with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb.
The band also shared a sweet video for the new track, featuring pleased fans in a studio listening to the new song.
The album will be the first from the folk rockers as a trio – fourth member, banjo player Winston Marshall left the group in 2021, after facing backlash for praising a book by right-wing US journalist Andy Ngo.
Announcing his decision to depart, Marshall wrote in a post on Medium: “I failed to foresee that my commenting on a book critical of the Far-Left could be interpreted as approval of the equally abhorrent Far-Right. […] For me to speak about what I’ve learnt to be such a controversial issue will inevitably bring my bandmates more trouble. […] I could remain and continue to self-censor but it will erode my sense of integrity. […] The only way forward for me is to leave the band. I hope in distancing myself from them I am able to speak my mind without them suffering the consequences.”
This is the first new material the indie group have released in seven years, since their last album ‘Delta’. The band released a digital-only live compilation, ‘Gentlemen Of The Road’ in 2024. Lead singer Mumford also dropped a debut solo album, called ‘Self-Titled’, in 2022.
In an interview in early 2024, Ben Lovett spoke about the idea of releasing new music, saying: “It just feels so great to be sharing new music again after all these years.”
Mumford added: “I think we always felt like we knew we were going to release some more music, but we wanted to wait for the right music. We’ve never been in haste, I don’t think. But when this music came around, we had a sense of urgency.”
Here is the full tracklist for ‘RUSHMERE’:
1. “Malibu”
2. “Caroline”
3. “Rushmere”
4. “Monochrome”
5. “Truth”
6. “Where It Belongs”
7. “Anchor”
8. “Surrender”
9. “Blood On The Page” Feat. Madison Cunningham
10. “Carry O”
