Marcus Mumford Declares Band Is Not Breaking Up, as He and Brandi Carlile Offer First Taste of His Solo Album Live
25.06.2022 - 19:47
/ variety.com
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.
Said Carlile in bringing out her special guest, “This is a person that I consider to have become a soulmate of mine, and he’s making a really brave and spectacular piece of music that we are really honored to share with you for the first time. Please welcome, the one and only Marcus Mumford.”“I have openly cried four times this evening…” said Mumford, soon upon reaching center stage.“Same,” said Carlile.“…mostly,” Mumford continued, “because of what an impact my friend Brandi has had on my life since we became friends quite a long time ago now.
And I was in the process of making a record — with the full blessing and permission of the band that I’m still in,” he said, pointedly, to applause. “She heard a couple of songs and put her arm around me and said, ‘I’m gonna help you do whatever it is you need to do to finish this.’ And so we went into the studio the next day and wrote and recorded this song,
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