Mumford & Sons on Getting Back Into the Ring With 'Prizefighter,' Album's 'Fairy Godmother' Gracie Abrams & Why A.I. Can't Make Their Music

About this episode

Marcus Mumford discusses the new Mumford & Sons album 'Prizefighter' and the band's creative journey.

When it comes to Mumford & Sons’ new Prizefighter album, “I think this is the best music we’ve ever made,” Marcus Mumford declares to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast. “I love it more than anything we’ve ever done.” Prizefighter is the band’s sixth full-length studio effort and comes less than a year after its last set, March 2025’s Rushmere. That’s a fast turnaround for a group that historically has gone between two-and-a-half to six years between albums — but it was a chance meeting with writer/musician/producer Aaron Dessner that sparked the shortest wait between albums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Billboard

Guest: Marcus Mumford

Topics covered

• music
• album release
• band interview
• creative process
• A.I. in music

Keywords

• Mumford & Sons
• Prizefighter
• album
• music
• Aaron Dessner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mumford & Sons, Billboard

Books & works: Prizefighter, Rushmere

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