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Lumineers
The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey, in 2005. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018. The Lumineers emerged as one of the most popular folk-rock/Americana artists during the revival of those genres, their popularity growing in the 2010s. The band's stripped back raw sound draws heavily from artists that influenced Schultz and Fraites such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. They are known for their energetic live shows and several international hit singles, including "Ho Hey", " Stubborn Love", "Ophelia", " Angela" and "Cleopatra". The band has become one of the top touring bands in the United States and is also popular in other countries. The Lumineers have released four albums on American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lumineers (album)
''The Lumineers'' is the debut studio album by American folk rock band the Lumineers. The album was released in the United States on April 3, 2012, and contains the singles "Ho Hey", " Stubborn Love" and "Submarines". The album peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee. Reception Commercial ''The Lumineers'' debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number 45 on its week of release with sales of 10,000. The success of the song "Ho Hey" however began to drive sales of the album, and it eventually reached a peak of number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album sold 1,700,000 copies in the US as of April 2016. The album debuted and peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. It sold 421,177 copies in the UK as of April 2016. Critical ''The Lumineers'' by The Lumineers received mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Fraites
Jeremiah Caleb Fraites (born January 17, 1986) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the co-founder of The Lumineers and is a songwriter for the band. He was born and raised in Ramsey, New Jersey. Early life Jeremiah Fraites' family is from Ramsey, New Jersey; his mother is the director of the Redeemer Christian Nursery School in Ramsey. Fraites graduated from Ramsey High School in 2004, and William Paterson University in 2009. He became an Italian citizen in December 2021. The Lumineers Beginnings Fraites' brother Josh (1982-2001) was a friend of Wesley Schultz; after Josh's death, Jeremiah Fraites and Schultz began playing music together as a way to cope with their shared loss. After years of playing in the Fraites home, in 2005, they relocated to New York City and began to play in small clubs and at open mic nights in an attempt to find success in the music business. They played several types of music, and occasionally included o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Hey
"Ho Hey" is a song by American folk rock band the Lumineers. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album (2012). The music video was released on March 11, 2012. "Ho Hey" reached number one for 18 non-consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Rock Songs chart, as well as two weeks in the top spot on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and eight weeks in the top spot on the Adult Pop Songs chart, and reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming their first single to do so, as well as their first top 5 single. It also reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 chart, behind "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars. It is also their first single to be certified in the US. Background information The song was originally created during Schultz and Fraites' time in New York as a kiss-off to disinterested concert-goers. "That song was an effort to get under people's skin at shows in Brooklyn, where everyone is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophelia (The Lumineers Song)
"Ophelia" is a song recorded by American folk rock band the Lumineers. It was released as the lead single from their sophomore album, ''Cleopatra'' on February 5, 2016. As of August 2022, the song has garnered over 800 million streams on Spotify. Background The song started out as a slower instrumental demo that Jeremiah Fraites, (one sixth of the Lumineers), sent to Wesley Schultz (lead vocalist of the Lumineers), in 2011. According to Schultz, the demo generated enough excitement to work on the project. While playing at a backbar in LA alongside the Lumineers, Schultz wrote the song's hook. Soon after, the Lumineers felt they needed to find a proper substitute for the name Ophelia, due to the fact that a song of the same name had been released years prior by the band, the Band. Nevertheless, this issue reached its end after Schultz decided that no other name had "the right musicality to it." Subsequently, Schultz had trouble writing "good" verses to carry the hook he wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (album)
''Cleopatra'' is the second studio album by American indie folk band The Lumineers. The album was released in the United States on April 8, 2016, and contains the singles "Ophelia", "Cleopatra", " Angela" and " Sleep on the Floor". The album received positive reviews and commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the ''Billboard'' 200. It is the last album by the band to feature Neyla Pekarek, who left in October 2018 to pursue a solo career. The cover is a photograph of actress Theda Bara. Critical reception ''Cleopatra'' received positive reviews. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 67. ''PopMatters'' gave the album 60 points, saying : "If the Lumineers debut record was a representation of their metaphorical college years, ''Cleopatra'' is definitely their more mature, but confused, post-grad understanding of fame". ''The Ballad of Cleopatra'' compilation music video The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (The Lumineers Song)
"Cleopatra" is a song recorded by American folk rock band the Lumineers. The song serves as the title track to their second studio album of the same name. "Cleopatra" was released as the album's second single on March 25, 2016. Background and composition According to Wesley Schultz, lead vocalist of the Lumineers, "Cleopatra" tells the life story of a female taxi driver, named Manana, in the Republic of Georgia. While Schultz's wife was working on her college thesis in the country, the couple came across Manana, who became the first female taxi driver in Georgia. He describes her as a "badass lady - she’ll pick you up at the airport with a cigarette hanging out her mouth and a beer can between erlegs." Schultz was inspired by her realism, in contrast to the false imagery of contemporary Instagram culture. He also admired her lack of self-pity and "willingness to confront life." The song opens with the line "I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress,", which is meant to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela (The Lumineers Song)
"Angela" is a song recorded by American folk rock band The Lumineers for their second studio album, '' Cleopatra'', and released as the album's third single on April 1, 2016. Background The Lumineers have said that the song "Angela," is about "a small town success story struggling to escape her past." During an interview, The Lumineers also mentioned how the name "Angela" comes from lead singer Wesley Schultz's ex-girlfriend Angela Henard; noting: Through Facebook, The Lumineers premiered a twenty-one second long snippet of a live performance of the song on April 1, 2016. Music video The official music video was released via the Lumineers' YouTube and Vevo accounts on September 13, 2016. As of September, 2021, it has gained over 55 million views. ''The Ballad of Cleopatra'' ''The Ballad of Cleopatra'' is a compilation of the story in the music videos for "Ophelia", " Cleopatra", "Sleep on the Floor", "Angela" and "My Eyes", all songs from the album ''Cleopatra''. The video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelth Ulvang
Stelth Ulvang is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a touring member of the folk rock band The Lumineers. He is also the co-founder of the Front Range-based band The Dovekins. In February 2015, Ulvang released his debut album, ''And, as Always; the Infinite Cosmos''. He released three more albums (one LP and two EPs) in 2018. Career While working at a coffee shop on Laurel Street in Fort Collins, Ulvang developed an interest in music and decided to become a musician. Being an avid traveler, he used to busk to cover his expenses. Due to his habit of performing barefoot on stage, he has acquired the nickname "Barefoot Wanderer". 2009-2011: ''The Dovekins'' In 2009, while sailing from Hawaii to Seattle with singer-songwriter Griff Snyder on Robin Lee Graham's '' The Return of Dove'', Ulvang came up with the idea of forming the band The Dovekins. The band's lineup included five members, all rooted in Denver's folk punk scene. The Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III (The Lumineers Album)
''III'' is the third studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers. The album was released on September 13, 2019. Composition In addition to being the Lumineers' third album, the album title also references the fact that the album is presented in three chapters, each focusing on a different main character of the fictional Sparks family. Lumineers co-founder Jeremiah Fraites told ''Rolling Stone'', "This collection of songs worked out in a beautiful way, and I feel with this album we've really hit our stride." In an interview with NPR, Fraites and Schultz both discussed how their lives have been impacted by drug addiction, saying that this album was intended to chronicle the effects of addiction on family members and loved ones. "Schultz says he had a childhood friend in New Jersey who slowly came apart as a teenager because of drug addiction. Both band members experienced this because Schultz's friend, Josh Fraites, was the brother of his future bandmate, Jeremiah." As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brightside (The Lumineers Album)
''Brightside'' (stylised in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers, released on January 14, 2022, through Dualtone and Decca Records. It was primarily produced by Simone Felice and David Baron. The album was preceded by the release of three singles: the title track, "Big Shot", and "A.M. Radio". Recording Simone Felice, producer of the Lumineers' ''Cleopatra'' and '' III'', returned to produce the album alongside David Baron, who also served as mixer and engineer. The album was recorded in two sessions that took place in early ("winter and spring") 2021 at Baron's Sun Mountain Studios in Boiceville, New York. Lead single "Brightside" was recorded in a single day. Singer-guitarist Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performed most of the instrumentation themselves, with Baron providing keyboards and backing vocals. Other contributions came from the Felice Brothers' James Felice, singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth, touring members Byron Isaacs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stubborn Love
"Stubborn Love" is a song by American folk rock band the Lumineers. It was released in 2012 as the second single from their debut self-titled An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ... studio album. Music video There are 2 music videos for "Stubborn Love". The first one released on October 3, 2012 is a collection of live performances and behind the scenes footage shot between April and August 2012 during the Lumineers Big Parade 2012 tour. The 2nd one released on February 7, 2013 centers around a young daughter who is going with her mother as a result of her parents divorcing. As situations in their road trip go from gray and stormy to bright and sunny, the girl rolls down her window and smiles in the end of the video. The Lumineers themselves make a brief appearance as stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Schultz
Wesley Keith Schultz (born December 30, 1982) is the guitarist and lead vocalist for the American folk rock band The Lumineers. Life and career Schultz grew up in Ramsey, New Jersey,"The Lumineers: Chasing Big Dreams Out West" , May 26, 2012. Accessed November 14, 2012 the son of clinical psychologist Dr Michael J. Schultz (died 2007) and primary domestic Judy (née Kinyon), and attended Ramsey High School and the |
