Mumford & Sons

For a band who gigged pretty much nonstop since forming, Mumford & Sons' five-month hiatus for their Babel album world tour in September 2013 was their first proper break in almost five years. Yet their decision to step off the merry-go-round was born as much of confidence as it was exhaustion, or a desire to catch up with themselves. In the months leading up to the end of the tour, Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane spent time with The National’s Aaron Dessner