Delta (Mumford & Sons album)

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Delta
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Studio album by Mumford & Sons
Released 16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
Studio The Church (London)
Genre
Length 61:48
Label
Producer Paul Epworth
Mumford & Sons chronology
Johannesburg
(2016)		 Delta
(2018)
Singles from Delta (Mumford & Sons album)

Delta is the fourth studio album by British band Mumford & Sons. It was released on 16 November 2018 through Gentlemen of the Road, Island Records and Glassnote.[1] The album was recorded at The Church Studios in London with producer Paul Epworth.[1] The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was supported by the lead single, "Guiding Light", which premiered on 20 September 2018 on BBC Radio 1.[1] It was also supported by a 60-date world tour that began in November 2018.[2]

Recording

The band recorded more than 25 songs with Paul Epworth at The Church Studios, and were intent on keeping the "collaborative spirit" of their live shows and 2016 EP Johannesburg.[3] Marcus Mumford has said that much of the album was recorded in "non-gender specific Friday night lads sessions" with friends where they would play music, "smoke cigarettes and have a great time".[3] Around 100 people were involved in these sessions, with some being featured on the record, including American singer-songwriters Maggie Rogers and Gill Landry.[3]

Music and themes

Delta has been called an album that "draw[s] on the shared experience of being on and off" tour, and distinct from the band's "anthemic" previous album, 2015's Wilder Mind, in that it is more "tender", "introspective and reflective".[1] It incorporates elements of electronica, rap and jazz.[3] It has been said to still contain the "intimacy and jubilance" that the band is known for,[2] but keyboard player Ben Lovett said it is also concerned with "the four Ds: death, divorce, drugs and depression".[3] Mumford spoke to Annie Mac about reusing folk instruments they did not use on Wilder Mind but being "conscious [about] how we can make these instruments sound not like these instruments which opened up a whole new world for us".[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 59/100[5]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[6]
Consequence of Sound B-[7]
The Daily Telegraph 5/5 stars[8]
Entertainment Weekly B+[9]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[10]
The Independent 3/5 stars[11]
NME 3/5 stars[12]
Pitchfork 5.8/10[13]
Q 3/5 stars[14]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[15]
The Times 4/5 stars[16]

Delta received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 18 reviews.[5]

Commercial performance

Delta debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 237,000 album-equivalent units, including 214,000 pure album sales.[17] It is Mumford & Sons' third US number-one album.[17] It was beaten to the top spot in the UK by Michael Bublé's Love.[18]

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Mumford & Sons.

No. Title Length
1. "42"   4:00
2. "Guiding Light"   3:37
3. "Woman"   4:34
4. "Beloved"   4:25
5. "The Wild"   5:31
6. "October Skies"   3:43
7. "Slip Away"   4:55
8. "Rose of Sharon"   3:23
9. "Picture You"   4:03
10. "Darkness Visible"   3:11
11. "If I Say"   4:29
12. "Wild Heart"   5:05
13. "Forever"   4:36
14. "Delta"   6:16
Total length:
 61:48

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[51] Gold 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Gold 136,788[53]

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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