Sigh No More
by Mumford & Sons
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 215 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 171 out of 215
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 215
  3. Negative: 27 out of 215

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  1. KitsGravity
    Apr 6, 2012
    4
    Except for the hit singles The Cave and Little Lion Man, there is hardly anything else that this album offers. Moreover, Little Lion Man fails to compete with the other other of its genre. The albums is not an absolute disaster. It's just that it requires a lot of refinement.
  2. BobaFett666
    May 27, 2011
    6
    I think The Cave and Little Lion Man are great songs. I have tried to listen to the rest of the songs on the album, and I just think they're bantha fodder. But who cares, those two songs alone are worth having your jetpack malfunction after being hit by accident by Han Solo. The banjo is boss.
  3. blackwolf07
    Aug 6, 2011
    4
    This isn't a terrible album, but there's nothing that makes it stand out at all. It might be a stretch to call it a "good" album really. It's an album with good songs. I don't think any song on this album is a complete dud, but that isn't the problem. The problem is that every song uses the same build up crescendo triple forte formula and it wears thin on anyone with a musical backbone.This isn't a terrible album, but there's nothing that makes it stand out at all. It might be a stretch to call it a "good" album really. It's an album with good songs. I don't think any song on this album is a complete dud, but that isn't the problem. The problem is that every song uses the same build up crescendo triple forte formula and it wears thin on anyone with a musical backbone. They're clearly a talented band who have the potential to create something fantastic, but this isn't it.… Expand
  4. Citadelen
    Feb 21, 2019
    5
    Used to love Mumford & Sons when I was younger, however, after having matured my taste in music, it's easy to see that there's very little depth here, most of the songs drift by, forming into one, as though they've set out to write the same song ten times over. The climaxes of these songs are so overwrought that they lose any effect they could've had on me. The only song worth returning toUsed to love Mumford & Sons when I was younger, however, after having matured my taste in music, it's easy to see that there's very little depth here, most of the songs drift by, forming into one, as though they've set out to write the same song ten times over. The climaxes of these songs are so overwrought that they lose any effect they could've had on me. The only song worth returning to here would be 'The Cave', in my opinion.… Expand

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#26 Most Discussed Album of 2010
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#34 Most Shared Album of 2010

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. BBC Music
    May 10, 2011
    70
    Sigh No More sees four-piece Mumford and Sons strike out for equally distinctive territory, carving out a mostly winning--if nigglingly naive--debut that deserves an audience to match its impressive convictions.
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  2. Spin
    80
    Thanks to a volatile mix of the uplifting and gloomy--there's a bitter murder tale ("Dust Bowl Dance") and lingering visions of death ("Timshel")--Sigh No More transfixes.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    50
    Despite any popularity which may come their way, what Mumford & Sons have produced in Sigh No More is nothing more than an empty shell of a half-decent record.
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