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Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings
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Positive: 28 out of 57
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Mixed: 16 out of 57
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Negative: 13 out of 57
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Nov 20, 2018
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Nov 16, 2018Another solid album, though not as good as babel and sigh no more. They still have some great tracks on this album, even if all of them aren't fantastic.
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Nov 16, 2018
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Nov 17, 2018Delta is the pinnacle of the bands re-invention of themselves. With flawless songwriting throughout, and stunning production from Paul Epworth, Mumford and Sons fourth album finds a perfect balance of the sound they have created over the years.
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Nov 18, 2018Delta is the sound of a band presenting their Kid A without having made their OK Computer. Good but not great and one hell of a missed opportunity. For a band known for their no frills, band to the front live performances I fear this will all get lost in translation. Would you ever imagine M&S even considering using auto-tune? I didn't think so
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Nov 18, 2018Lyrics and tempo make Delta easy listening and yet provocative. A nice break from some of the more frenetic music nowadays, and yet not Eyeore style indie music with lots of navel-gazing and nonsense. Marcus Mumford leads vocals and shows a wide range, making the album interesting beginning to end. The live show promises to be interesting with the orchestra and alternative stage set up.
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Nov 20, 2018Not a solid album, not good, full of fillers and only one good song. This same-sounding album doesn't deserve to top the charts.
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Nov 16, 2018The Mumford and Sons we knew and loved from earlier this decade is gone. The band is now stadium pop, with all it's cringe. So long Mumford. I guess I'll continue to listen to Sigh No More and Babel, and wish the next album they release returns to their roots.
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Nov 17, 2018The same soulful, emotional and meaningful lyrics you loved from the previous Mumford and Sons' albums. With a sound, that's electrifying, energetic and soulful. Delta is everything I love about this band.
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Nov 21, 2018
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Aug 23, 2019Sonically more varied than their past albums. When it's good, it's spectacular. Wild Heart in particular is just gorgeous. It's also nice having the vocals back front and center. There are occasional missteps (like the appearance of the dreaded click percussion track on Rose of Sharon/Darkness Visible). But overall I've found it worth listening and listening to.
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Dec 5, 2018Compared to recent efforts from the group, this album feel's refreshing. Unfortunately though this album could still get lost pretty easily in any FM adult contemporary station.
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Nov 26, 2018My girlfriend and I love this album. We found a song that just instantly made us both want it to be our first song to dance to when we are married. A song that gets us in the mood. While the other songs are just great songs to listen to. Sure I miss the old Mumford and Sons like some of us do, but I don`t mind the changes that have happened so far.
Awards & Rankings
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Entertainment WeeklyNov 21, 2018Delta provides Mumford & Sons a wide range of inventive expressions, allowing them to stay true to their essence: blending the rustic quality of their past with a more majestic approach that underscores the heavier themes of the record. [30 Nov 2018, p.49]
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Q MagazineNov 20, 2018Delta reveals layers few would have thought they had. Often though, these moments of interest get flattened by a wave of arena-ready bombast. [Jan 2019, p.108]
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Nov 20, 2018An album in which he and his reformed jug-band compatriots paradoxically reach for a musical approach both more complex and more approachable, instead landing squarely in the realm of mediocrity.