Mumford & Sons: The 6 stages of making Wilder Mind

Ben Lovett and Winston Marshall speak to Steve Lamacq about Mumford & Sons' third studio album, Wilder Mind.

"We weren’t anywhere in the public eye in the making of it… So it gives you the confidence to lay it out there and be brutally honest."

"We get excited about new instruments! It feels weird to say we discovered electric guitars but Marcus and I went and bought a couple of guitars, there are some new gadgets and synthy stuff. We just wanted to play new things." - Winston

"At one point we had 40 songs, producer James Ford said, 'I think you’ve got six good ones and I can throw an album together with the leftovers.' We took that positively - Six good ones!"

"There’s much less on The Wolf than on old material in terms of layers of instrumentation. James helped us understand you can make big, impactful music without necessarily having to throw in the kitchen sink."

"We’re really bad at communicating; we never have sit down talks about our music. We’re kind of weirdly awkward about it."

"What was striking for me was that when we started playing these club shows again is I really miss playing live. If you’ve got a gig it gives so much purpose to your day."