Mumford & Sons Return with “Rushmere,” First Album in Seven Years

Mumford & Sons are back with Rushmere, their first album in seven years, out March 28 via Glassnote. The title track dropped with the announcement — a swelling, dust-kicked anthem that feels both familiar and sharpened. It’s the sound of Mumford & Sons doing what they do best: turning personal history into something that feels collective.

Mumford & Sons - Rushmere (Official Lyric Video)

“Light me up, I’m wasted in the dark,” Marcus Mumford sings, backed by rolling banjo, relentless acoustic strums, and that signature percussive drive that built their name. “‘Rushmere,’ restless hearts in the end / Get my head out of the ground / Time don’t let us down again.” There’s a weight to it — not just in the lyrics, but in how the band leans back into the kind of earnest, full-hearted folk that once made them festival headliners.

Rushmere is more than just a song — it’s a place. A pond in Wimbledon Common where Mumford, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane first dreamed up the idea of a band. Years later, they return to that origin story with clarity and intention. In a statement, they describe the last two years as “the most prolific we’ve ever had,” promising a wave of new material on the horizon.

The album was recorded with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile) at RCA Studio A in Nashville, as well as in Savannah, Georgia, and Mumford’s own studio in Devon, England. It also marks the band’s first project as a trio following Winston Marshall’s departure in 2021.

Their last full-length, Delta, landed in 2018. Since then, they’ve released just a few standalone tracks, while Mumford pursued a solo record (Self-Titled, 2022). Now, with Rushmere, they sound like a band ready to begin again, by going back to where it all began.

Words by Ihor Saveliev

For the music that makes memory feel present.