A new Mumford & Sons video, scientifically designed to be folksy AND funny. Mumford & Sons are
very successful at being a band. Going multi-platinum is a significant achievement for any band at any time, but in 2013 it borders on the miraculous. Factor in that this latest success was only the band’s second album, and thus a firm rebuke to the threat of a sophomore slump and it’s all the more impressive. The only thing working against the band is that they are very,
very easy to make fun of. With their latest video, however, the band attempts to prove that they are aware of this fact, and get in on the joke too. The
video for "Hopeless Wanderer" begins like you might imagine most Mumford & Sons videos do--with four beardy, vested gents lugging old-timey instruments through a field, as though tilling the soil. After some solar lens flares obscure the view of these band members’ faces consistently, though, it becomes clear that something different is going on. Soon, it’s revealed that the band has been replaced by the comedic quartet of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms, and Will Forte.Read Full Story