WXPN Features Mumford & Sons as the XPN Artist To Watch for June

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Created on Friday, 28 May 2010 13:21

London's own Mumford & Sons, with their unique indie-folk-rock sound, are making a real name for themselves in the U.S., and you'll soon understand why! Since forming in December 2007, Mumford & Sons have shared a common purpose: to make music that matters, without taking themselves too seriously. Four young men from West London in their early twenties, they have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful, melancholy voices. Staunch friends - Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane - bring their music to us with the passion and pride of an old-fashioned, much-cherished, family business. They create a gutsy, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young with the might of Kings Of Leon, and their incredible energy draws us in quickly to their circle of songs, to the warmth of their stories, and to their magical community of misty-eyed men.

"Mumford & Sons are really starting to strike a chord with audiences because of their amazing harmonies, interesting lyrics and great live performances," says Bruce Warren, Assistant General Manager of Programming for WXPN. "There is definitely something uniquely special going on with this band and you can hear it loud and clear on their new album."

Dan Reed says, "Rollicking, heartfelt tunes written by a guy who takes himself just seriously enough to make the songs dramatic. Fans of the Avett Brothers take note."

More Info on the XPN Artists To Watch series and this month's featured artist can be found here.

Since 2003, the XPN Artists To Watch series has been a reflection of WXPN's commitment to nurturing fresh, new talent and exposing listeners to the best new music. Each month, the XPN Artists To Watch series spotlights a different up-and-coming performer who has produced an album or body of work that demonstrates outstanding vision, creativity and songwriting ability. Month-long on-air promotion is combined with online features to help audiences discover each artist.

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by NPR, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN also produces the alternative rock service, Y-Rock On XPN (yrockonxpn.org) as its secondary radio channel in HD. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM and the world via online streaming at XPN.org.