Mumford & Sons

"It was not your fault but mine, and it was your heart on the line. I really fucked it up this time, didn't I my dear."

The London folk scene is out of control. I've already expressed my love for Johnny Flynn and of course Laura Marling. Out of the same city comes Mumford & Sons and their absolutely delicious song Little Lion Man.

I first noticed these guys on Sydney blog Only An Earthling and it only took exactly 31 seconds for this track to sweep me away. This is when Marcus Mumford's vocals jump in and join the guitar, double bass, piano, bass drum and banjo and the party really gets started. Sure, its a morose sort of party filled with more painful emotion than most artists can fit in a whole album. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

Mumford & Sons-Little Lion Man [mp3]

Coin Laundry Video

As is probably obvious to anyone who regularly follows this blog, I really love good video clips. Why can't I just enjoy the music? I could psychoanalyse my need for a visual companion for hours. But at the end of the day I think I'm just part of the MTV generation (from when they still played music, obviously). Pure and simple. Anyway, this is the new Lisa Mitchell video. Feels a little bit odd that the video is being released about 4 months after the single, but I suppose this can only boost her recognition. The footage is stunning, and was directed by Vanessa Caswill who also shot Mitchell's previous clip for Neopolitan Dreams. This was no surprise, as both capture the mysterious, feminine and off beat personality of Mitchell completely.

Lisa Mitchell-Coin Laundry (zshare)

Lisa Mitchell-Neopolitan Dreams (zshare)

Meanwhile, the clip also utilises the talent of London folk singer Johnny Flynn. And my what talent that is. I first heard his name from Laura Marling when she covered his track The Wrote and The Writ for Triple J's Like a Version. She gave him big props and from what I gather this is one very underrated artist. And very gorgeous. Check out this duet with Marling herself:

Johnny Flynn-Leftovers (zshare)