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On the Cover: Mumford & Sons Rattle and Strum

Get a first look at the band on the cover of our latest issue

March 12, 2013 4:30 PM ET
Mumford & Sons, issue 1179
Mumford & Sons on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Sam Jones

Mumford & Sons make their debut appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone in our next issue. Senior writer Brian Hiatt shadows the group as they finish the most recent leg of their U.S. tour in Camden, New Jersey, then hangs out with them on their London home turf, including backstage at the Brit Awards. The band speaks openly about faith, their imitators and the improbable rise of an acoustic band in a digital age. "I have no idea how my phone works," says frontman Marcus Mumford, "Whereas, when I see an acoustic guitar played with gusto, I understand how it works."

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