Ben Lovett

Mumford & Sons are a Grammy-winning band that formed in London in 2007. They’ve put out four albums, and sold millions of copies. Their last three albums have all debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. The most recent of those albums is Delta, which came out in November 2018. The band is made up of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, and Ted Dwane, and in this episode, Marcus and Ben break down a song from Delta called “Beloved.” You’ll how the song went from Marcus’s original raw voice memo to the intricate finished track. songexploder.net/mumford-and-sons

Ben Lovett, Mumford & Sons multi-instrumentalist and arranger; Aaron Dessner, producer and composer known for The National; Marcus Mumford, frontman and songwriter. They talk about how Prizefighter grew from quick collaborations across studios. Conversations cover capturing elusive guitar tones, building synth-driven arrangements, recording across locations, and playful production techniques.