Mumford & Sons take on Shura’s ‘2Shy’ for BBC Radio 1

For what seems like forever now, on visiting the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, bands have performed both their ‘new hit’ and a requisite cover version - whether it’s Fall Out Boy going ‘Uptown Funk’, Chvrches’ take on ‘Cry Me A River’ or Charli XCX shaking it off, Years & Years going all Haim on us, SOAK doing Bring Me The Horizon or even Jamie T doing his best Meghan Trainor.

It was the turn of current DIY cover stars Mumford & Sons today, as they opted for the plushier expanse of Maida Vale over the smaller Lounge itself for a six-song session.

They opted for Shura’s ‘2Shy’, with frontman Marcus Mumford admitting he wished they could’ve picked ‘Touch’ instead, calling it “one of the best songs ever written”.