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Roll Away Your Stone

Mumford & Sons
Sigh No More (2009)
Moderate 105 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range7/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturecomplex
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: A call to action and self-reflection.

Encourages listeners to confront their inner struggles.

Cultural Context

A fan favorite that showcases their early sound.

Listening Prompt

Think about the burdens you carry.

What to Expect

Starts softly and builds to a climactic finish.

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Hear it the way it was made

The right gear changes everything.

Moods: cathartic, heavy

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.

Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

Texture: complex.

Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in Mumford & Sons's catalog

We have 12 songs from Mumford & Sons in the library. Of those, 2 are rated Safe, 9 Moderate, and 1 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits below the artist average of 7.2, making it the #6 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Sigh No More

We have 5 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

2009 context

Released in 2009. We have 218 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.4/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2000s.

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Moods
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Why this rating

We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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