Mumford & Sons – 'Sigh No More'

Best paired with: a bowl of dirt


Somehow, a bunch of British hipsters tapped into some ethereal Dust Bowl angst and sold 3 million records, causing a nü-folk tsunami that the American airwaves are still recovering from.

Woody Guthrie is spinning in his grave. And Marcus Mumford won a Grammy.

To get the full Grapes of Wrath experience this album sells you on, grab a bowl and dig into some dirt. Real dirt — as arid as you can find. There's nothing quite like a belly full of topsoil to connect you with the economically devastated farmers of the Dirty Thirties.

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