Stereogum — Recently, the gorgeous wallflower anthem “2Shy” entered my life and I could not stop gushing about it. Turns out, neither could Mumford & Sons! The former folk-pop group covered Shura’s synthy R&B track for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, unearthi... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Weepies' Sirens and Mew's + - are my favorite new music releases this week. Blur's The Magic Whip, Robert Pollard's Faulty Superheroes, and Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind are also out today. Reissues include vinyl editions of three... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today we heard Mumford & Sons’ latest attempt to go electric, and now we’ve also received news on Marcus Mumford’s forthcoming plunge into hip-hop. NME spoke with 88-Keys, the rap producer teaching Mumford how to “chop up beats,” wh... more info

Stereogum — The tremendous doofs in Mumford & Sons are continuing with their questionable plan to leave behind the big-tent neo-folk that made them famous. The band’s new album Wilder Mind looms imminent, and the hamfisted early singles “Believe” and “Th... more info

The Independent — News of the first vinyl-only chart finally arriving has come just in time for this year's Record Store Day, when hoardes of music fans will rush to more than 200 vinyl shops nationwide to bag some rare exclusives. more info

Stereogum — It seems like Marcus Mumford is trying to reinvent himself a bit. The Mumford & Sons frontman rose to prominence for his band’s shambling folk anthems that soon wearied audiences with their cookie cutter similarities. Now that the group is on the c... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — For an allegedly artist-friendly take on streaming services, a lot of artists sure seem to hate Tidal. more info

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The Independent — Mumford & Sons have attacked Jay Z’s new streaming service Tidal, describing the high-profile musicians behind it as “new school f**king plutocrats”. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Mumford & Sons in Forest Hills in 2013 (more by Diana Wong) Mumford & Sons already played two tiny NYC shows and they have their traveling festival Gentlemen of the Road coming up and hitting the NYC-area on June... more info