1 on the UK Official Charts and the Canadian Albums Chart. With “Oh, Ophelia” in its chorus, it is a bit reminiscent of Ho Hey. "[16] Lastly, Thomson proclaimed that "Nothing is overcooked," which means the sound can readily and "easily [be] recreated by the band on some makeshift stage. The tune became the record’s second single in March 2016. “Even a little bit of fame can distort perceptions, if people see you and react abnormally,” says Schultz on the band’s website. Next up is Ophelia, which was the record’s lead single released in February 2016. “It was such overkill for what we needed.” Schultz told Rolling Stone last April. The album’s title track was co-written with Simone Felice, formerly a member of the Felice Brothers, a folk-rock band that has inspired The Lumineers. Song You Need to Know: Blue Hawaii, 'Feelin'', Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in ‘We’re All Doomed’ Video, Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78, In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential, Miley Cyrus Releases Raucous Live Cover of ‘Heart of Glass’, There’s No Way In Hell Trump Doesn’t Know Who the Proud Boys Are, How Grapetooth Caught Synth-Pop Lightning in a Bottle, How Kane Brown Balances Old School Country With Pop Beats on ‘Experiment’, Mac Miller’s Last Days and Life After Death. The wisecracking musician says the song always had its strong chorus (“Ophelia, you’ve been on my mind, girl, since the flood/Ophelia, heaven help a fool who falls in love”) but was only recently fleshed out with verses. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. '”, When they turned in the new album to their label, however — without a single like “Ho Hey” or the ever-popular “Stubborn Love” jumping out from the speakers — the Lumineers faced some blank stares. I think it’s a cool tune, even though it gets bit grungy at times, and grunge is generally not so much my cup of tea. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart", "Emeli Sande's UK albums chart reign continues", "Official Charts Analysis: The Lumineers' second album, Cleopatra debuts at No.1", "The Lumineers - The Lumineers, Ratings, Credits, and More", "The Lumineers - The Lumineers : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards", "The Lumineers: 'The Lumineers' - Album review", "The Lumineers: The Lumineers – review (Decca)", "The Lumineers: The Lumineers – review (Dualtone)", "Album Review: The Lumineers - The Lumineers", "Five Things to Know About The Lumineers", "Australiancharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Austriancharts.at – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Italiancharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Portuguesecharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Spanishcharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Swedishcharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "The Lumineers | Artist | Official Charts", "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums", Australian Recording Industry Association, "French album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, "Canadian album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Lumineers; 'The Lumineers')", "Irish album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "British album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", "American album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers", Recording Industry Association of America, iTunes - Music - The Lumineers by The Lumineers, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Lumineers_(album)&oldid=952479193, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Certification Table Entry usages for France, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Certification Table Entry usages for Germany, Certification Table Entry usages for Ireland, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Fairfax Recordings, Van Nuys, California (Sound City), Jeremiah Fraites – vocals, drums, percussion, guitar and mandolin, Neyla Pekarek – vocals, cello, keyboards, mandolin, accordion, drums, percussion, Stelth Ulvang – keyboards, guitar, accordion, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals, Adam Trachsel – electric bass, upright bass, All the Lumineers and their Friends – group vocals, stomps, hand claps, This page was last edited on 22 April 2020, at 13:00. . We’re like scientists for so long in the studio, but now we have to react more viscerally to what the song is screaming for live.”. “I chose the name SUSTO for the project because the meaning behind the word––that deep fright––was something I was experiencing, and songwriting felt like it was helping me cure it by helping me to process what was happening.
Something’s gotta give here.” The singer/guitarist can now look back on his band’s salad days with relief: On the strength of The Lumineers‘ massive acoustic-guitar-and-tambourine-anchored Top Five single “Ho Hey,” the folk-rock band exploded onto the scene in 2013, scoring a platinum album, Grammy nominations and a performance on Saturday Night Live. According to band’s website, the record “is the result of three years of non-stop touring in the heady whirlwind of growing fame, six months of secluded writing in a small house in Denver, and two months of recording in the rural isolation of Woodstock.” The band had tried to write new music while being on the road, but realized touring almost 300 days a year since 2013 made that impossible. We want to hear from you! “Even being the only person in a promo photo was a hard thing for me to get used to. Sign up for our newsletter. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was released in the United States on April 3, 2012, and contains the singles "Ho Hey", "Stubborn Love" and "Submarines". On Thursday night, they played their 13th and last gig opening for U2 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey during the Irish rock band’s ongoing Joshua Tree Tour 2017. And, no, while Mr. Zuckerberg apparently is trying hard to stop spreading misinformation, I’m happy to report this ain’t fake news! “Gradually they sort of understood it once they started listening to the record and saw what was going on,” Schultz says. “So I’d go steal it out of my dad’s closet whenever they were out of the house,” Osborne recalls. I remember thinking I could be naked and pick up a plate and no one would even notice. Osborne, who if I correctly interpret his Facebook page is 32 years old, hails from Charleston, S.C. Sources: Wikipedia, Justin Osborne Facebook page, SUSTO website, Apple Music, YouTube, The folk-rock trio’s sophomore album proves staying power in the wake of gaining overnight fame. The album was released in the United States on April 3, 2012, and contains the singles "Ho Hey", "Stubborn Love" and "Submarines". [7] To this, Joe Breen of the Irish Times said the music needs to be communal because it is essential to the collective and joint mission between the band and the fans, which is "underlined by elemental instrumentation – guitar, cello and drums; in the manner in which songs of call and response become sites of collaboration and celebration; in the vernacularity of the thoughtful lyrics. “I put 1,600 miles on a bike, and so did he,” Schultz says of the six weeks he spent living near the banks of the Hudson River. It felt cathartic writing all of them, and they were also all fun in different ways.”, According to SUSTO’s website, while it began as a band and still benefits from collaboration with peers, the new record also positions the project finally and firmly as what it’s really always been: Osborne’s vision. "[14], Melanie Haupt of The Austin Chronicle found the release to be "uniquely American in all the best ways: gritty, determined, soaked in sweat and love and drive.
, Here’s the record’s second track If I Was, a quieter tune setting a nice contrast to the opener. The Lumineers are songwriters Wesley Schultz (vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, piano), who have been writing music and playing together since 2005. Let’s start with the album’s above noted opener Homeboy. Another track I’d like to call out is Angela, which is also a co-write with Felice, and the album’s third single released in April 2016. The ups and downs in the song create a nice dynamic. Want more Rolling Stone? Not playing the new songs for an audience is a first-time experience for the band — one it’s still getting used to. “It’s like if you’re a comedian and you know you have a funny joke but no one’s laughing. The album opens with Sleep On the Floor, written by Schultz and Fraites who also wrote or co-wrote all of the album’s additional 10 tunes. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC.
Cleopatra is a convincing sophomore album from a band that after years of making music in obscurity quickly rose to stardom and had to prove they are more than a one-time phenomenon. “I never had expectations of one one-thousandth of what happened with that record,” Schultz says of his band’s mainstream ascent, subsequent headlining festival gigs and constant touring for the better part of the past three years. According to Apple Music, following the release of sophomore & I’m Fine Today in January 2017, SUSTO had their TV debut, which was also on CBS This Morning. “It only had like three strings on it. The Lumineers debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 45 on its week of release with sales of 10,000. "[12] Alexandra Fletcher of Paste proclaimed that the "record is instantly gratifying—and not in the hasty, shallow way often found in pre-fab pop songs either.
I’m fairly confident it wasn’t because I lost my mind! So many people are going to want to listen to this’ to ‘Fuck, yeah! While the song received mixed reception from critics, the public evidently liked it. "[15] But, Robert Copsey of Digital Spy vowed that "they've still got plenty more to get off their chest", so this album gives them the potential to get that done. While technically being a five-piece alternative rock-oriented band, SUSTO really is a music project by singer-songwriter Justin Osborne. Drawing inspiration from, of all people, Lil Wayne, the band set up a portable studio on their tour bus in an attempt to record on the road, much like the rapper famously did; it ultimately proved a fruitless effort. If you’re like me and basically have given up on most contemporary music because you feel it sucks, I suspect this may be your first time to hear about SUSTO and the latest studio album Ever Since I Lost My Mind, which came out on February 22nd on Rounder Records. There was something about this tune that grabbed me immediately – the catchy melody, Osborne’s voice, the fact that it involved real musicians, meaning folks who actually know how to play an instrument instead of programming a computer.