Began working with manager

In early 2008, the band began working with manager Adam Tudhope, who, as part of management company Everybody’s, also represents Keane and Laura Marling. It was through Tudhope’s connection that Mumford & Sons was exposed to their future A&R at Island, Louis Bloom, who began monitoring the band. Bloom told HitQuarters that they were still at a fledgling state and not yet ready for a label deal: “There was no one there for it, just a few friends, and they needed time to develop. Over the next six months I kept going to see them and they were literally picking up fans every time.”