aaamusic | On 17, Jul 2012

Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce the details of their forthcoming second album.

 

‘Babel’ will be released through Gentlemen of the Road/Island Records on the 24th September 2012. It is produced by Markus Dravs.

 

“We are more than excited to release ‘Babel’ into the world. We had started writing new songs well before we got into the studio to record. At first, we peeled ourselves off the road quite reluctantly. We love playing live, obviously, but it had also become an important part of our creative process, we had been writing and rehearsing in soundchecks, and sort of ‘road-testing’ new songs on our very gracious audiences. But then we fell in love with recording again. The album started to come together, and with the help of Markus Dravs once more (and engineer Robin Baynton), we started to relish the challenge of making this album.  As a band, we’ve never been closer or more collaborative, all working to our strengths. And so we feel that this record is a natural progression that we’re proud of, and we cannot wait to take it out on the road.” – Mumford & Sons

 

The band recently unveiled a video teaser to the album through Mumfordandsons.com with speculation mounting online as to the record’s title.

The album will be available to pre-order through the band’s website on the 23rd July.

 

‘Babel’ follows the 2009 release of Mumford & Sons’ debut album, ‘Sigh No More’.

 

‘Babel’ Tracklisting:

 

1.     Babel

2.     Whispers In The Dark

3.     I Will Wait

4.     Holland Road

5.     Ghosts That We Knew

6.     Lover Of The Light

7.     Lovers’ Eyes

8.     Reminder

9.     Hopeless Wanderer

10.   Broken Crown

11.   Below My Feet

12.   Not With Haste

 

Mumford & Sons will continue their Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Shows this Summer in America, and have announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand for later in the year.

 

Mumford & Sons Live: 

 

1st August – Hoboken, New Jersey SOLD OUT

4th August – Portland, Maine (Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Show with Mumford & Sons + St. Vincent, Dawes, The Maccabees, Apache Relay, Simone Felice, Haim) SOLD OUT

6th August – Providence Performing Arts Centre, Providence, Rhode Island SOLD OUT

7th August – Marvin Sands Performing Arts, Canandaigua, New York

9th August – nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth, Virginia

11th August – Bristol, Tennessee (Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Show with Mumford & Sons + Dawes, JEFF The Brotherhood, The Very Best, Apache Relay, Simone Felice, Justin Townes Earl, Haim) SOLD OUT

13th August – Louisville Waterfront Park, Louisville, Kentucky

14th August – The LC Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio SOLD OUT

18th August – Dixon, Illinois (Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Show with Mumford & Sons + Gogol Bordello, Dawes, Abigail Washburn, The Very Best, Apache Relay, Haim) SOLD OUT

20th August – Pinewood Bowl Theatre, Lincoln, Nebraska SOLD OUT

21st August – Gryphon Theatre, Laramie, Wyoming SOLD OUT

22nd August – The Saltair, Magna, Utah

25th August – Monterey, California (Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Show with Mumford & Sons + Gogol Bordello, The Very Best, Apache Relay, Haim) SOLD OUT

28th August – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado SOLD OUT

29th August – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado SOLD OUT

1st September – Aspen Jazz Festival, Aspen, Colorado

13th October – Belvoir Amphitheatre, Perth

15th October – Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

17th October – Riverstage, Brisbane

18th October – Entertainment Centre, Sydney

23rd October – Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart

25th October – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

26th October – Royal Theatre, Canberra

28th October – Kuranda Amphitheatre, Cairns

29th October – Convention Centre, Townsville

31st October – Convention Centre, Gold Coast

2nd November – Vector Arena, Auckland

4th November – Town Hall, Wellington

6th November – CBS Arena, Christchurch