Mayfield and Five Ashes founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, St Dunstan, in 960 CE, and there are legends surrounding his connection with the village. Dunstan is supposed to have become an ironworker and run a small forge next to the church. The legend goes that he was confronted by the devil, either making offensive remarks, or disguised as a young woman. He then pinched the devil's nose with the tongs. The devil then fled to Tunbridge Wells and doused his burnt nose with the spring water. Some sources note that the story happened in Glastonbury rather than Mayfield, and that Dunstan may have
Sung Tongs just cracked up and said 'holy shit, we made that????...'" "Sung Tongs" has received mostly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 83 out of 100, indicating "Universal acclaim". The song "Winters Love" was featured in "The Simpsons" episode "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again". "Winters Love" also appears a number of times on the soundtrack of the John Cameron Mitchell film "Shortbus". "Sung Tongs" has sold 27,000 copies in US according to Nielsen Soundscan. The album was performed live in its entirety by the band for Pitchfork's 21st