Mumford & Sons Share ‘Blind Leading The Blind’ Single

Mumford & Sons released “Blind Leading The Blind,” the first new music from the band since 2018’s Delta. The group debuted the song live in 2016, initially recorded “Blind Leading The Blind” during the sessions that yielded Delta a and spent the last 18 months “continually re-shaping, re-writing and generally re-imagining” the tune.

Last month, Mumford & Sons accepted the John Steinbeck Award. The honor inspired the band to complete “Blind Leading The Blind,” which was produced by Paul Epworth and recorded at The Church in London.

Read a statement from frontman Marcus Mumford about the song:

‘Blind Leading The Blind’ has been a song we’ve had up our sleeves for some time, which ended up being a catalytic song for much of our work on Delta, its themes and feelings, but that we never got round to finishing in time to put it on the original release. We’re proud that we’ve finally finished it, as it feels like one of the most challenging songs, thematically, that we’ve put out there, both for ourselves and our audience. It feels it’s becoming harder and harder to coerce yourself into a listening, present and unafraid disposition, but that’s the gauntlet we’re throwing down for ourselves.

Stream “Blind Leading The Blind” below: