While in the midst of a world tour in support of their spring album RUSHMERE, Mumford & Sons have treated fans to a new song, “Rubber Band Man,” which features a first-time studio collaboration with Hozier.
The track was produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner at this Long Pond Studio in Hudson, N.Y. Mumford recorded a wealth of additional material with Dessner, but it’s unknown if any further songs are planned for release. For now, a statement says only, “with more songs than they’ve known quite what to do with, the band left the studio door open at Long Pond. Hozier here makes the first meaningful connection of many studio collaborations.”
Dessner previously worked with Mumford on their chart-topping 2015 album Wilder Mind. Prior to their team-up on “Rubber Band Man,” Hozier joined Mumford onstage at the 2015 edition of Bonnaroo for an all-star cover of the Beatles’ “A Little Help From My Friends” and again at the Austin City Limits festival in 2023.
Mumford will wind down the North American portion of their 2025 roadwork Sunday (Oct. 26) in Omaha, Ne. A 22-date U.K. and European tour will follow, concluding Dec. 10-11 at the O2 in London.
The band will be back in the U.S. for a one-off Dec. 27 appearance at San Diego’s Wild Horses Festival, and will also play Noah Kahan’s Out of the Blue festival in Cancun in early January and the Innings Festival in Tempe, Az., in late February.
