Tunes Tuesday // Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More" Favorites

  Hello!

  You guys. Today is the day.  Mumford & Sons' new album drops!! To celebrate, I thought I'd share my five favorite tracks from "Sigh No More", their very first album.
    This was hard to do, considering the CD in its entirety is golden. There aren't any bands with the same sound as Mumford and his children jk they're not related that I like listening to; it's incredible how different they are from what I normally enjoy, but how much I still like them. If you ever see a live performance, like when they played on SNL on Saturday, they give every song their all. It's amazing. I'll never forget when I first saw them perform on The Grammy's two years ago; I immediately downloaded "The Cave" afterward. Yes, even though it was a school night. That's how bad I was and how good they were. Anyway, now you know my Mumford obsession. Here's my top five!
 If you've never heard Mumford & Sons before: some of the songs have lengthy beginnings, but stay tuned! Each one of their songs have gorgeous vocals, lyrics, and use of instruments. And if you like them, check out their whole album (and the one that came out today!); it's the only full album, out of all my CDs on iTunes, that I listen to entirely.

 

 

  Picking out just five was hard work! Maybe in a week or two I'll have my top picks from "Babel" (By the way, it got a freaking "A" grade from Entertainment Weekly. That's impressive stuff for anybody.); it's unlikely, though, 'cause it'll take a while to choose favorites!

 

 Do you like Mumford & Sons? What's your favorite track?

 

 xoxo,

    Zoe

 

 

 P.S. Happy Fall!

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----Originally posted to Teenage Times on 3/7/11----

Hey there.
  (In case you’ve never heard of this thing called the past, that little coo coo rhyme is a lyric from the Beatles.)
   Allllllrighty then! <—As you just read, I’ve been watching Ace Ventura lately. That rhino scene will change your life. Anyway, I recently got some mail. Hoorah! It’s my Doc Martens all the way from Europe.

  
     No heel, no bulkiness = perfection only Doc himself can achieve.

  They’re called Shoreditch/Eclectic Leather (holla!) Dr. Martens. I had to import them due to the lack of awesomeness(/leatherness) that U.S. online stores have available. I ordered them from KBK Shoes. These guys were on sale, alas, shipping wasn’t cheap(shipped next day without special payment; took around six weekdays to arrive). Since U.K. sizes are different, I ordered a size 4(I’m regularly a 6 – 6 1/2). If I’m wearing socks(I usually am…) and the laces are tied, they fit nicely. Oh, I also definitely suggest buying leather–it’s five dollars more expensive, but leather lasts longer and all your mud-n’-diseases from everyday adventures wipe off a whole lot easier. I won’t do a review, since I’m so biased about these.
  Moving on, there’s not much new I have to say. I haven’t been doing much shopping, so no item reviews. I haven’t had many free days, so no blog-worthy adventures. Due to this coolness-lacking, I’ll share with you some recent discoveries of things that I’m currently digging.

•   The word deck. It’s rad-person speak for cool(“Dude, that’s totally deck!”).
• The band Mumford & Sons. It sounds like some furniture company from the South. However, it’s the coolest rock-folk-alternative band on the circuit right now. (Download “The Cave” and, if you’re looking for folkier, download “Winter Winds“.)
• The TV show Chuck. Um, adorably kickass.
• The book Red Riding Hood. Sounds totally lame, but if you want to see the movie, check it out. What intrigues me? The book was based on the screenplay, not vice versa. Or, if you can’t wait till the movie, read the last page–everything you need to know, right there. (:
• The prehistoric Brontosaurus. What’s not to love?

   To makeup for my extreme lack of posts last week, I’ll try to post in a day or two. Alrighty, then.
  xoxo,
    Zoe