Babel

Babel is the second studio album by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, released on 21 September 2012, by Island Records. As with their debut album, Sigh No More (2009), the album was produced by Markus Dravs. The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee.

Upon its release, Babel received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, becoming the fastest-selling album of 2012 in the UK, with over 159,000 copies sold in its first week, and 600,000 first week copies in the US. Babel won Album of the Year at the 55th Grammy Awards.