Delta is their best album yet, spiritual solace wrapped in secular anthems.
People will relate to the universal doubts and fears that are often stirringly evoked by the music and lyrics on Delta. Mumford & Sons know their strengths and they play to them well here, proving that too much catharsis is better than not enough.
Where Wilder Mind purported to be ambitious, this record genuinely is. The soundscapes are cinematic – and intense.
There is a pulse, but it's soft and turned electronic. There is emotion, but it's been intentionally encased in a digital cocoon, one that flattens the group's bold accents (such as an embrace of vocoders) and turns Delta into soft, shimmering background music, ideal for any soothing setting you'd like.
The problem with Delta is that it feels overwhelmed by its ambitions. The Mumfords constantly fall into the trap of confusing seriousness with grimness, revealing the goth soul lurking beneath their folkie exterior.
At this point Mumford & Sons know exactly what they have to do to keep the Spotify streams rolling over, and ‘Delta’ feels like an exercise in box-ticking, no more, no less.
Yikes…this is worse than I remember
I’m not a massive M&S hater, I like the Wilder Mind album for some reason, but everything else they’ve ever done has been completely dogshit, including this. This is either wildly boring, or straight up trash. It does take a significant more amount of risks than pretty much every album they’ve ever done, but that doesn’t mean these risks necessarily sound good…because they don’t. I’ve listened to this ... read more
I think this was a really good fit for the family-friendly music I was looking for in terms of background noise. But like Imagine Dragons' "Origins," it doesn't take any chances and doesn't really stand out. While there are a few standout songs on the album, such as "If I Say" and "Guiding Light," it feels cliched and uninspired all throughout. It's not as offensively bad as their last album "Wilder Mind," but it still doesn't make an impact that lasts, ... read more
I think the problem that I had with Imagine Dragons is here, but somehow it's less annoying. The melody, musicianship and production, while unmemorable and generic, are nice when you are listening to them. It's enough to gently guide you to a nice space of mind, but nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes, it seems like the song is going to finally get to an interesting idea (Such as The Wild or 42), but usually sticks to it's acoustic 'neo-folk' styling. And it's not like the band can't make ... read more
Yikes…this is worse than I remember
I’m not a massive M&S hater, I like the Wilder Mind album for some reason, but everything else they’ve ever done has been completely dogshit, including this. This is either wildly boring, or straight up trash. It does take a significant more amount of risks than pretty much every album they’ve ever done, but that doesn’t mean these risks necessarily sound good…because they don’t. I’ve listened to this ... read more
I think this was a really good fit for the family-friendly music I was looking for in terms of background noise. But like Imagine Dragons' "Origins," it doesn't take any chances and doesn't really stand out. While there are a few standout songs on the album, such as "If I Say" and "Guiding Light," it feels cliched and uninspired all throughout. It's not as offensively bad as their last album "Wilder Mind," but it still doesn't make an impact that lasts, ... read more
Love this album. I'm that weird guy who loves both the old and new stuff of a lot of albums, which I understand is a bit of an odd thing, but I truly think this album is just terrific. They forwent their banjo/bluegrass heavy kind of music and elevated their game: literally. I can listen to this album anyday, everyday, and whenever I'm in a mood and need to think, this is immediately the album I put on.
1 | 42 4:00 | 81 |
2 | Guiding Light 3:37 | 53 |
3 | Woman 4:34 | 41 |
4 | Beloved 4:25 | 52 |
5 | The Wild 5:31 | 68 |
6 | October Skies 3:43 | 31 |
7 | Slip Away 4:55 | 46 |
8 | Rose of Sharon 3:23 | 40 |
9 | Picture You 4:03 | 43 |
10 | Darkness Visible 3:11 | 34 |
11 | If I Say 4:29 | 30 |
12 | Wild Heart 5:05 | 30 |
13 | Forever 4:36 | 15 |
14 | Delta 6:16 | 68 |
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