Marcus Mumford Addresses Speculation That Mumford & Sons is Breaking Up

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Marcus Mumford has today (July 14) announced details of his debut solo album, which is called ‘(Self Titled)’.The LP will be released on September 16 via Island Records and you can pre-order it here.Earlier this week, Mumford revealed that the new album would feature Clairo, Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile and Monica, and that it had been produced by Blake Mills.Mumford has also shared a glimpse of the new album’s sound with the release of new single, ‘Cannibal’.Check out the new song here:‘(Self-Titled)’ – Track Listing:1. ‘Cannibal’2. ‘Grace’3. ‘Prior Warning’4. ‘Better Off High’5. ‘Only Child’6. ‘Dangerous Game’ (ft. Clairo)7. ‘Better Angels’8. ‘Go In Light’ (ft. Monica Martin)9. ‘Stonecatcher’ (ft. Phoebe Bridgers)10. ‘How’ (ft. Brandi Carlile)He has also announced a series of tour dates this November, the details of which are below.

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticNews of a forthcoming Marcus Mumford solo album began to leak out this past week, which countless radio stations and websites around the world immediately leaped to assume meant that old gang of his was breaking up. Mumford made it official on two counts — yes, his solo record is coming up, and no, Mumford and Sons are not splitting — and offered a first taste of the new project as he sat in with Brandi Carlile Friday at L.A.’s Greek Theater.During the encore portion of the first of Carlile’s two sold-out gigs at the Greek, the two sang a collaborative new ballad (the title of which was not announced) that Mumford said would be the closing track of his solo album, publicly confirming a heretofore secret project that has become widely speculated upon over the last week.

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Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford is reportedly set to launch a solo career.According to Page Six, the singer is said to have shared the news during a live set at a Spotify event on the French Riviera yesterday (June 20) as part of Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2022.The report claims Mumford told the intimate audience that he was performing new material for the first time, and said that it would soon be available to stream on Spotify.One attendee told the outlet: “He just said today is day one for his next thing.”Mumford has recently shared a pair of videos on social media that see him working on music in the studio. You can check those posts out below.pic.twitter.com/cWmp2f5eze— Marcus Mumford (@marcusmumford) June 8, 2022pic.twitter.com/vRSoAJAg7q— Marcus Mumford (@marcusmumford) June 15, 2022NME has contacted Mumford’s representatives for comment.The news comes after Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall quit the band last summer amid backlash for praising a book by US journalist Andy Ngo, titled Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy.“This is a difficult decision first brought about by an unintentional Twitter storm,” Marshall wrote in a statement at the time.Back in 2018, Mumford & Sons also responded after they faced criticism over a photo that saw several members posing with controversial academic Jordan Peterson.The group are yet to follow up on their fourth studio album, ‘Delta’, which came out in 2018.

Morrissey has shared ticket details of his forthcoming 2022 UK and Ireland tour.The soloist and former Smiths singer announced the tour earlier this month – more than two years on from his last UK live date at Wembley’s SSE Arena in London.Morrissey’s tour includes two London dates at two iconic venues – The Palladium and O2 Academy Brixton – and takes in stops at locations including Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton and more along with his previously announced concert in Ireland.It’s now been announced that tickets for the UK dates go on general sale this Thursday (June 23) at 9.30am BST here, with tickets for Killarney, Ireland available via here.Morrissey UK and Ireland 2022 live dates:SEPTEMBER 2022Saturday 24 – Killarney INEC ArenaWednesday 28 – Blackpool Opera HouseFriday 30 – Doncaster DomeOCTOBER 2022Sunday 02 – Glasgow SEC ArmadilloTuesday 04 – Manchester O2 ApolloWednesday 05 – 2022 Birmingham O2 AcademyFriday 07 – Stockton GlobeSunday 09 – The London PalladiumTuesday 11 –  London O2 Academy BrixtonFriday 14 – Brighton CentreMeanwhile, last month Morrissey played the first night of his 2022 US tour and debuted his new single ‘I Am Veronica’ as well as aired some rarely played solo and Smiths tracks.Fans of the singer were eager for news on new music after it emerged that ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, Morrissey’s album first since leaving his label deal with BMG, will be sold to the highest record label bidder.Announced via the singer’s website, ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ has 11 tracks and was completed in Los Angeles.“The worst year of my life concludes with the best album of my life,” a quote from Morrissey states of the album, with a note adding: “Morrissey is unsigned.

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