Mumford & Sons have released the second single from their new album, Wilder Mind. They have continued with their promise to feature an electric sound on the record with “The Wolf.”
The Grammy-winning group told premiered the track on BBC Radio 1 today and also posted a video on YouTube with the audio.
“The Wolf” follows the March release of “Believe,” which acted as the first preview for their new sound, which doesn’t include their trademark banjos. It’s an entirely different sound for the group, as they had not used electric instruments on their past records.
Wilder Mind is only their third album and first since 2012’s Babel. That record was just as successful as their first, 2009’s Sigh No More. Babel won Album of the Year at the Grammys, so everyone is expecting a lot from the new record.
Mumford & Sons are also performing on the festival circuit, and will be one of the headliners at Outside Lands in San Francisco.