To wit: For all the banjos and mandolins of their early works, the Mumfords’ initial Grammy and Billboard award nominations came in rock and roll categories. The Mumfords no longer flaunt so many rustic flourishes, but they’re entrenched even deeper into the mainstream. The U.K. quartet thrilled a packed Capital One Arena crowd on Friday with a set featuring lots of tunes from “Delta,” their fourth and latest record, and their least folkie collection yet. But Mumford wasn’t going to let a common cold keep him from putting on a boffo performance. Mumfords tunes that were annoyingly unavoidable on rock radio some years back make for undeniably wondrous arena rock anthems.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2018 20:10 UTC