By Robin Ham2025-03-14T16:31:00
Marcus Mumford has never wanted to be a poster boy for Christianity. But his new song ‘Malibu’ may, nonetheless, be capturing a cultural moment, says Robin Ham
Marcus Mumford has never shied away from wrestling with doubt.
Ever since Mumford & Sons’ début album Sigh No More was released in 2009, listeners worldwide have grown accustomed to their lead singer articulating questions, weariness, and the struggle to believe. At the time, perhaps this trajectory was expected from a new-found rock star known to have grown up as a pastor’s kid, but who now, like many, had distanced himself from organised religion.
But in Malibu - one of the taster tracks from the band’s first album in seven years - something seems to have shifted. Instead of scepticism, we hear surrender. Instead of restless wandering, a sense of finding refuge. And just maybe, this will be the anthem of a generation rediscovering the Christian faith.
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