Mumford and Sons won best album at the Grammy Awards Sunday for “Babel.” The 12-track album, which is accompanied by three bonus songs, continues where the indie-folk group left off with “Sigh No More.” The Current and Daily staffers, along with some Northwestern students, commented on this achievement:
“Good day to strum hard.” — Gideon Resnick
“Had me at Carey Mulligan.” — Sam Freedman
“Sigh no more, banjo players.” — Stephanie Haines
“I’m not thrilled with it.” — Eytan Boclin
“Great album; they deserved it.” — Aaron Goldblum
“Not ‘El Camino?’ Seriously, America?” — Mikey Diamond
“Frank Ocean should have won.” — Yusuf Oner
“They’re good; I’m not surprised.” — Nina Munoz
“Everyone loves pseudo-folk sappy pop.” — Miranda Cawley
“Of nominees, ‘Babel’ justly won.” — Sean Earley