WATCH Mumford & Sons 'Babel' Music Video Focuses on Live Performance, Album 'Babel' Tops UK Record Charts After Glastonbury Performance

By Carolyn Menyes (c.menyes@gmail.com) | Jul 08, 2013 10:51 AM EDT

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Isn't life just a circle of unending Mumford & Sons performances? Even if that's not always the case, it certainly is in the latest music video from the "I Will Wait" band. In the new clip for "Babel," the British folk rock group has looped together performances in an expansive old hall for an epic, original performance video.

The black-and-white video features Marcus Mumford and co. giving several performances of their latest single. A camera slowly pans circularly around the large room and reveals multiple, looping takes of the song, which then overlap. The band sits in some shots, stare into the camera in others and lounges on the stairs in others.

The concept is simple and artful and in true Mumford style highlights the band's live performance. "Babel" is the fourth single off the album of the same name and the third video to feature the band simply playing their music. Both the videos for "I Will Wait" and "Whisper in the Dark" focus on the live Mumford & Sons experience.

Watch the video for "Babel" below, via MTV.


In other news, Mumford & Sons' second album
Babel has returned to the top of the U.K. album charts. According to Billboard, after headlining the final night of the Glastonbury music festival, the group experienced a rebound in record sales and skyrocketed from No. 16 to No. 1 in their home country.

Babel initially debuted at No. 1 in Britain when it was released in Sept. 2012, selling 159,000 copies in its first week, according to Official Charts Company.

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