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The Lumineers are an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado. The core band consists of Wesley Schultz on guitar and lead vocals, Jeremiah Fraites on drums, percussion, mandolin and vocals, and Neyla Pekarek on cello, mandolin, piano, and vocals, with added musicians for tours.[1][2] Their self-titled debut album was released on Dualtone Records on April 3, 2012, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. In December 2012, their debut album was certified gold.
History
It begins in 2001, the year Jeremiah’s brother, Joshua, died from a drug overdose at 19. Amidst the loss and grief, Wes and Jer found solace in music, each on his own and in countless other separate projects. Four years later, in the spring of 2005, the two began to collaborate, writing together and playing gigs around New York. Originally based in Ramsey, New Jersey, they later relocated to New York City. After battling the city's cutthroat music scene and impossibly high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. They packed everything they owned—nothing more than a couple suitcases of clothes and a trailer full of musical instruments—and headed for Denver, Colorado. It was less a pilgrimage than act of stubborn hopefulness. It was there they met Neyla Pekarek after posting a Craigslist ad for a cellist.[3] They started to perform shows in small venues like the 100 capacity Meadowlark [4]around Denver, writing songs, and eventually recording several songs in Jer's attic. In the Spring of 2011, they signed a management deal with Onto Entertainment managers Christen Greene and David Meinert, after the two saw a video on YouTube of the band playing their future hit single "Ho Hey" in a small apartment. Onto fronted the band money to record a full length album in Seattle at Bear Creek Studio with producer Ryan Hadlock (mixed in LA by Kevin Augunas at Fairfax Studio).
In December 2011, what would become the band's first single, 'Ho Hey', was used in the season finale of CW's Hart of Dixie. This started a national buzz on social media.[5] In January 2012, John Richards, the morning show DJ at KEXP-FM in Seattle, discovered "Ho Hey" in a pile of new cd's he'd received, played it twice in a row daily for a week, and called it the best song of 2012.[6] WXPN Philadelphia/ NPR then did a feature on the band on their "World Cafe: Next" program. The band passed up major label offers to sign a unique, very artist-friendly deal with independent label Dualtone Records[5] that same month. The album was then licensed under similar terms to Dine Alone Records in Canada, Inertia in Australia, and Decca Records for the rest of the world.
The Lumineers was released on April 3, 2012 on Dualtone Records. The band's popularity continued to build in 2012 with sold-out shows and favorable reviews, and their debut album went on to peak at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7][8] Of the album's success, Schultz told American Songwriter that "It's really arbitrary to any of us, especially to Jer and Neyla and I... because we've never really had an album out in this way... I'm really thrilled, but I also take it with a grain of salt... I think basically, I feel really lucky because I know how fickle the business, the industry is."[1]
On June 14, 2012, the album's first single "Ho Hey" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, their first song to do so. "Ho Hey" later peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [9], making it the band's first Top 5 single, and as of November 2012, the single had sold 1,500,000 copies, making it their first Platinum single[10]. By June 23, "Ho Hey" hit No.1 at commercial Triple A radio, where it spent 8 weeks, and on September 17 the song hit #1 on the Alternative Radio chart where it stayed for two weeks. "Ho Hey" reached #5 on the US Hot AC airplay chart, and #7 on the US Top 40 airplay chart. "Ho Hey" is also having huge success internationally, reaching #1 on the Canadian Alternative radio chart and #17 on the Canadian single sales chart . It also reached number 8[11] in the United Kingdom, becoming their first Top 10 single there, and is currently the #12 top single in the world[12].
In October, 2012, Spotify named "Ho Hey" as the most shared song in Manhattan, and 3rd most shared in Brooklyn.[13] "Ho Hey" has also been the #1 most played track in the US on Spotify, while "The Lumineers" has been the #1 most listened to album for several weeks. In the UK Spotify chart "Ho Hey" is #2, and "The Lumineers" is #3.
The group toured in July/August 2012 with Old Crow Medicine Show (supporting their new album Carry Me Back), The Milk Carton Kids, and Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three. The tour visits such cities as: Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Atlanta.[14]
The Lumineers wil tour this December opening for The Dave Matthews Band visiting Raleigh, NC, Charlottesville, VA, Baltimore, MD, Manchester, NH, Brooklyn, NY, Philadelphia, PA. More The Lumineers headline shows in the Northeastern US were announced for February 2013, and quickly sold out [15]. The band will tour the UK, Europe, Japan and Australia in early 2013, with many of those shows already sold out. A big part of The Lumineers story is the amount of concert tickets the band has sold. In Atlanta, one of their lowest radio airplay markets, the band's first headline show post release of their album sold 4,000 tickets [16]. Every US show they have played in 2012 sold out, many within hours. In London, The Lumineers have gone from playing a 200 capacity venue to selling out the 1500 capacity KOKO in November, then announcing and quickly selling out a February 2013 show at the 2,800 capacity Shepard's Bush Empire, subsequently adding an additional London date to that tour at the 4,800 capacity Brixton Academy [17], as well as selling out every other UK, Irish, German and French show they have played so far.
On December 5th, 2012, The Lumineers were nominated for two Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album.
Musical style
Fraites emphasizes the simplicity of the group's style.
"We’re not reinventing the wheel or doing anything that different, the songs are super simple. The ideas themselves are very simple ideas. Anyone who can play an instrument can play a Lumineers song. I think there’s a certain cinematic aspect of our music that I really like."[18]
Press descriptions of the music:
"The Lumineers' self-titled debut is a perfectly formed collection of rustic folk type songs, slotting in nicely amongst the current roots revival" [19]
"Where most bands these days look for that new, original sound to enhance the digital revolution, 'The Lumineers' do superbly in taking it back to simplicity." [20]
Personnel
Wesley Keith Schultz - vocals, guitar
Jeremiah Caleb Fraites - drums, percussion, mandolin, vocals
Neyla Pekarek - cello, mandolin, piano, vocals
Additional Personnel
Stelth Ulvang – piano, accordion, mandolin, backing vocals
Ben Wahamaki - bass guitar
Lauren Jacobson -Violin (Album)
Adam Trachsel - Double Bass, Electric Bass (Album)
Maxwell Hughes - Fingerstyle guitar
References
^ a b Riggs, Liz (April 26, 2012). "Chatting It Up With: The Lumineers". American Songwriter. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Kot, Greg (April 12, 2012). "Lumineers specialize in audience participation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Leggett, Steve. "The Lumineers: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Murphy, Tom. "The Lumineers she light on Denver and their evolving sound". Westworld. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ a b Morris, Christopher. "Band Shines on Slow Road". Variety. Retrieved 22 Sept 2012.
^ ""Ho Hey" The Lumineers". Bark. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ "The Lumineers: Charts & Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Grise, Chrisanne (April 20, 2012). "Indie rock trio The Lumineers sees hard work pay off". Blast. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2012/11/29/Diamonds-tops-US-record-chart/UPI-77501354200874/
^ http://www.openaircpr.org/node/283
^ http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75
^ http://acharts.us/world_singles_top_40
^ "Spotify Tells Us What New Yorkers Are Listening Too When They're Ignoring Each Other On The Subway". Music Awards. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^ "Congratulations To Old Crow Medicine Show On Their Career High Chart Debut!" Nettwerk Music Group, July 31, 2012.
^ http://thelumineers.com/tour-dates/
^ "[1]" LiveMusicGuide.com, October 30, 2012.
^ "[2]" ContactMusic.com, 2012.
^ Johnson, Francie (September 13, 2012). "Colorado bands brings folk music to Birmingham". The Crimson White. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ http://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/the-lumineers-the-lumineers
^ http://www.launchpadvenue.com/article/lumineers-album-review
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ a b "Lumineers - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
^ "Canadian album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Music Canada.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ a b "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ Rock, Canadian (November 13, 2012). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - November 13, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "The Lumineers - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
^ "Canadian digital download certifications – The Lumineers – Ho Hey". Music Canada.
^ "American digital download certifications – The Lumineers – Ho Hey". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
History
It begins in 2001, the year Jeremiah’s brother, Joshua, died from a drug overdose at 19. Amidst the loss and grief, Wes and Jer found solace in music, each on his own and in countless other separate projects. Four years later, in the spring of 2005, the two began to collaborate, writing together and playing gigs around New York. Originally based in Ramsey, New Jersey, they later relocated to New York City. After battling the city's cutthroat music scene and impossibly high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. They packed everything they owned—nothing more than a couple suitcases of clothes and a trailer full of musical instruments—and headed for Denver, Colorado. It was less a pilgrimage than act of stubborn hopefulness. It was there they met Neyla Pekarek after posting a Craigslist ad for a cellist.[3] They started to perform shows in small venues like the 100 capacity Meadowlark [4]around Denver, writing songs, and eventually recording several songs in Jer's attic. In the Spring of 2011, they signed a management deal with Onto Entertainment managers Christen Greene and David Meinert, after the two saw a video on YouTube of the band playing their future hit single "Ho Hey" in a small apartment. Onto fronted the band money to record a full length album in Seattle at Bear Creek Studio with producer Ryan Hadlock (mixed in LA by Kevin Augunas at Fairfax Studio).
In December 2011, what would become the band's first single, 'Ho Hey', was used in the season finale of CW's Hart of Dixie. This started a national buzz on social media.[5] In January 2012, John Richards, the morning show DJ at KEXP-FM in Seattle, discovered "Ho Hey" in a pile of new cd's he'd received, played it twice in a row daily for a week, and called it the best song of 2012.[6] WXPN Philadelphia/ NPR then did a feature on the band on their "World Cafe: Next" program. The band passed up major label offers to sign a unique, very artist-friendly deal with independent label Dualtone Records[5] that same month. The album was then licensed under similar terms to Dine Alone Records in Canada, Inertia in Australia, and Decca Records for the rest of the world.
The Lumineers was released on April 3, 2012 on Dualtone Records. The band's popularity continued to build in 2012 with sold-out shows and favorable reviews, and their debut album went on to peak at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.[7][8] Of the album's success, Schultz told American Songwriter that "It's really arbitrary to any of us, especially to Jer and Neyla and I... because we've never really had an album out in this way... I'm really thrilled, but I also take it with a grain of salt... I think basically, I feel really lucky because I know how fickle the business, the industry is."[1]
On June 14, 2012, the album's first single "Ho Hey" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, their first song to do so. "Ho Hey" later peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [9], making it the band's first Top 5 single, and as of November 2012, the single had sold 1,500,000 copies, making it their first Platinum single[10]. By June 23, "Ho Hey" hit No.1 at commercial Triple A radio, where it spent 8 weeks, and on September 17 the song hit #1 on the Alternative Radio chart where it stayed for two weeks. "Ho Hey" reached #5 on the US Hot AC airplay chart, and #7 on the US Top 40 airplay chart. "Ho Hey" is also having huge success internationally, reaching #1 on the Canadian Alternative radio chart and #17 on the Canadian single sales chart . It also reached number 8[11] in the United Kingdom, becoming their first Top 10 single there, and is currently the #12 top single in the world[12].
In October, 2012, Spotify named "Ho Hey" as the most shared song in Manhattan, and 3rd most shared in Brooklyn.[13] "Ho Hey" has also been the #1 most played track in the US on Spotify, while "The Lumineers" has been the #1 most listened to album for several weeks. In the UK Spotify chart "Ho Hey" is #2, and "The Lumineers" is #3.
The group toured in July/August 2012 with Old Crow Medicine Show (supporting their new album Carry Me Back), The Milk Carton Kids, and Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three. The tour visits such cities as: Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Atlanta.[14]
The Lumineers wil tour this December opening for The Dave Matthews Band visiting Raleigh, NC, Charlottesville, VA, Baltimore, MD, Manchester, NH, Brooklyn, NY, Philadelphia, PA. More The Lumineers headline shows in the Northeastern US were announced for February 2013, and quickly sold out [15]. The band will tour the UK, Europe, Japan and Australia in early 2013, with many of those shows already sold out. A big part of The Lumineers story is the amount of concert tickets the band has sold. In Atlanta, one of their lowest radio airplay markets, the band's first headline show post release of their album sold 4,000 tickets [16]. Every US show they have played in 2012 sold out, many within hours. In London, The Lumineers have gone from playing a 200 capacity venue to selling out the 1500 capacity KOKO in November, then announcing and quickly selling out a February 2013 show at the 2,800 capacity Shepard's Bush Empire, subsequently adding an additional London date to that tour at the 4,800 capacity Brixton Academy [17], as well as selling out every other UK, Irish, German and French show they have played so far.
On December 5th, 2012, The Lumineers were nominated for two Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album.
Musical style
Fraites emphasizes the simplicity of the group's style.
"We’re not reinventing the wheel or doing anything that different, the songs are super simple. The ideas themselves are very simple ideas. Anyone who can play an instrument can play a Lumineers song. I think there’s a certain cinematic aspect of our music that I really like."[18]
Press descriptions of the music:
"The Lumineers' self-titled debut is a perfectly formed collection of rustic folk type songs, slotting in nicely amongst the current roots revival" [19]
"Where most bands these days look for that new, original sound to enhance the digital revolution, 'The Lumineers' do superbly in taking it back to simplicity." [20]
Personnel
Wesley Keith Schultz - vocals, guitar
Jeremiah Caleb Fraites - drums, percussion, mandolin, vocals
Neyla Pekarek - cello, mandolin, piano, vocals
Additional Personnel
Stelth Ulvang – piano, accordion, mandolin, backing vocals
Ben Wahamaki - bass guitar
Lauren Jacobson -Violin (Album)
Adam Trachsel - Double Bass, Electric Bass (Album)
Maxwell Hughes - Fingerstyle guitar
References
^ a b Riggs, Liz (April 26, 2012). "Chatting It Up With: The Lumineers". American Songwriter. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Kot, Greg (April 12, 2012). "Lumineers specialize in audience participation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Leggett, Steve. "The Lumineers: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Murphy, Tom. "The Lumineers she light on Denver and their evolving sound". Westworld. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ a b Morris, Christopher. "Band Shines on Slow Road". Variety. Retrieved 22 Sept 2012.
^ ""Ho Hey" The Lumineers". Bark. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ "The Lumineers: Charts & Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ Grise, Chrisanne (April 20, 2012). "Indie rock trio The Lumineers sees hard work pay off". Blast. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2012/11/29/Diamonds-tops-US-record-chart/UPI-77501354200874/
^ http://www.openaircpr.org/node/283
^ http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75
^ http://acharts.us/world_singles_top_40
^ "Spotify Tells Us What New Yorkers Are Listening Too When They're Ignoring Each Other On The Subway". Music Awards. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^ "Congratulations To Old Crow Medicine Show On Their Career High Chart Debut!" Nettwerk Music Group, July 31, 2012.
^ http://thelumineers.com/tour-dates/
^ "[1]" LiveMusicGuide.com, October 30, 2012.
^ "[2]" ContactMusic.com, 2012.
^ Johnson, Francie (September 13, 2012). "Colorado bands brings folk music to Birmingham". The Crimson White. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ http://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/the-lumineers-the-lumineers
^ http://www.launchpadvenue.com/article/lumineers-album-review
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ a b "Lumineers - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
^ "Canadian album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Music Canada.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ a b "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ "The Lumineers Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ Rock, Canadian (November 13, 2012). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - November 13, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
^ "The Lumineers - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
^ "Canadian digital download certifications – The Lumineers – Ho Hey". Music Canada.
^ "American digital download certifications – The Lumineers – Ho Hey". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH