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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 20 November 2018

After musical courtship, Mumford & Sons net perfect producer

By MESFIN FEKADU We'd be kind of just blind-
Associated Press sided by the moments of
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever sheer visionary," said Mar-
been on a blind date with shall.
a rock star? How about four "Especially for a band of
of them? four collaborators — to
That was Grammy-winning have that person to help,
producer Paul Epworth's decision-tie-breaker, those
experience when he ini- sort of moments (are impor-
tially met up with Mumford tant)," Marshall added. "If it
& Sons to see if he and the were to be that we kind of
four rockers could vibe, fell out with our producer, it
and possibly create not just would be fine because we
music, but magic together. could leave the situation. If
"It was all a bit like a series of we fall out with each other,
blind dates to see how we we've got a major problem.
hit it off. It took us a couple Luckily that's been some-
of sessions before we found thing we've been able to
out what the best method avoid."
was. The chemistry felt real- The songwriting process for
ly good all throughout the each track varies — each
process," Epworth said. of the band members work
"We went on a couple of In this Sept. 28, 2018 photo, members of Mumford & Sons, from left, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, on songs individually and
dates," said band leader Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane pose for a portrait in New York to promote their fourth album then bring them to the
Marcus Mumford. "We did "Delta." group.
sessions before Christmas, Associated Press Mumford said over the
which led to pretty much track "about 400 times." The London group said up, 2012's "Babel," which years he's learned how to
the final version of the song "It's called 'Forever' — ironi- they were familiar with Ep- won the album of the year be a better team player
called 'Slip Away,' which is cally," he said. worth's work — the produc- Grammy. Both records and let everyone's voice
on the record. And we just "It wasn't called 'Forever' er is best known for crafting reached multi-platinum be heard.
felt like he was exactly the before. After the 600th Adele's monster hit "Rolling status and launched hits on "In the old days there was
person we needed to help time," chimed in Winston in the Deep" and also win- the pop and rock charts. a sliver of immediacy and
steer this ship for this fourth Marshall, who plays banjo ning an Oscar with the Brit- "Wilder Mind," produced by I think a slight immaturity,
record. And we've never and electric guitar. ish vocalist for the James James Ford, still had rock creatively. ... If someone
enjoyed recording more." Epworth was part of the so- Bond theme song, "Skyfall." hits but only went gold. else had a different idea,
The result is the 14-track lution. The band says when Epworth's credits also in- Epworth's fifth member sta- I personally had less pa-
"Delta," to be released Fri- they didn't know what to clude songs with Coldplay, tus proved invaluable for tience for it than I do now,"
day. do, he did. Florence + the Machine, "Delta," mainly recorded at he said.
The band started writing "They were open to giving U2, and Foster the People Epworth's The Church Stu- "Now, I trust these guys'
new music after the album me a bit of space to run as well as lesser known acts dios in London, creative instincts so much.
"Wilder Mind" was released with stuff (and) try out what such as Glass Animals, Bloc "(Paul) would just come If they've got a different
in 2015, even though one I had in mind," Epworth Party and Plan B. back one day and be idea (and) it doesn't chime
of the "Delta" songs is six said. "It definitely made me Markus Dravs produced the like, 'That is not your up- with me straight away, I'm
years old. Mumford said feel like I was essentially a band's 2009 debut, "Sigh beat rock song. That is your intrigued to see where it
they tried to re-work the old fifth member of the band." No More," and its follow- downbeat piano ballad. goes."q

Michael Buble makes return to

standards on 'love'

By PABLO GORONDI like a new start for Buble, Make It Through the Night"
Associated Press who has won four Gram- has a Mariachi mood and
Michael Buble, "love" (Re- mys since his 2003 major- vocal accompaniment
prise Records) label debut by relying on from Loren Allred, while
When people claim they a well-chosen mix of jazz Buble duets with Cecile
are stepping away from it standards and pop songs. McLorin Salvant on "La Vie
all to spend more time with Like that album, "love" has En Rose." The only song co-
their family, it's usually a David Foster in the produc- written by Buble is "Forever
front. When Michael Buble er's chair and most of the Now," clearly a message of
said he'd do the same, it tunes are evergreens, in- love to Noah.
really was to take care of cluding "When I Fall Love," A pair of tunes come from
son Noah, who was diag- ''Unforgettable," ''When the 1937 Rodgers & Hart
nosed with cancer in 2016. You're Smiling" and "I Only musical "Babes in Arms" —
With his boy recovering, Have Eyes for You." Buble an ominous-sounding "My
the Canadian crooner has sounds totally at ease with Funny Valentine" fit for a
returned to his career, in- the repertoire and the ar- spy movie and "Where or
cluding a new album and rangements harken back When," the album closer
a big U.S. tour starting in to the '50s and '60s, with where Buble seems to
February. "love" (repre- the string section especial- achieve a degree of ca- This cover image released by Reprise Records shows "Love"
sented by a red heart on ly effective. tharsis, really ripping loose the 10th album by Michael Buble.
the album cover) sounds Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me on the last notes.q Associated Press