Biography
Folk music, original and intriguing, in the modern world is not as popular as, say, Indie or K-Pop. However, the American group of The Lumineers since 2005 does not leave attempts to promote the folk genre in the masses. Fortunately, their creativity loved listeners: now the performers collect stadiums with the measuring sound of guitars and exotic tools.The history of creation and composition
The history of the creation of The Lumineers began with the Free Beer Caver Group, which was included by Wesley Schulz and Jeremiai Freith. Musicians remember:
"At first it was frivolous, with a stupid group that made terrible cavities. And then we started writing originals. They took for everything at once: Vanilla Ind, Hard Rock, electronic music. "The group changed a dozen names before becoming the lumineers: 6Cheek, Wesley Jeremiah and others. The name was entrenched for musicians by chance: they had to perform in front of the local group The Lumineers, but the leading was wrong and assigned this word that did not have the semantic load and translation, fictional, Schultsu and Freites. The Lumineers also fixed the duet.
Musicians dreamed of glorifying in their native New York, but numerous attempts to conquer the audience success brought. Then The Lumineers decided to move. In 2009, the guys were assieved in Denver, Colorado.
Music
In the spring of 2011, The Lumineers signed a contract with ONTO ENTERTAINMENT. The company provided a group of finance, studio and producer Ryan Hadlock to record a debut album. Armed with what had guys took up an essay.The song Ho Hey, which was to become the 1st single The Lumineers, in December 2011 he sounded in the final of the debut season of the "Heart Dixie". She made noise on social networks and even entered the rotation of the radio Seattle KEXP-FM. DJ John Richards presented Ho Hey as the best song of 2012.
The Lumineers (2012), debut album, came out on the independent Dualtone Records label. At the same time, the guys noted:
"People work on small labels for 12-15 hours a day in order for our discs to stand in stores, and songs played on the radio. We want to work with the same hungry people as we ourselves. "The album has reached the 2nd place in Billboard 200, and the single Ho Hey hit the 3rd place of the Billboard Hot 100. As of 2017, the track was sold out more than 5 million copies. The popularity of the song has spread and beyond the United States to the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan.
The Lumineers Fever reached the fact that in 2012 the group was denied twice on Grammy - "Best New Artist" and "The Best Album in the American" genre. "
The Lumineers entered the world level. They even trusted to compose The Hanging Tree - a key track for the film "Hungry Games: Soyuza-Peredashnitsa. Part I "(2014). Music for the song Posted by Composer James Newton Howard, and sang her Jennifer Lawrence, performing the role of the main character.
In 2016, the 2nd Album Cleopatra came out. The cover decorates the black and white photo of the stars of a silent movie Teda Bars, the leading role in the film "Cleopatra" (1917).
The music of this album was born in personal experiences of the participants of The Lumineers. So, Angela is dedicated to the former beloved Schulz, and Cleopatra's capital track was born in the Freites dialogue with a taxi driver, whose biography overshadowed trouble.
In the support of the record in April 2017, the Ballad of Cleopatra's short film was released. It includes clips on the songs of Cleopatra, Angela, Ophelia, Sleep on The Floor and My Eyes, which in continuous playback talk about the life of Cleopatra.
The Lumineers now
On September 13, 2019, the release of the album "III" took place. The name is explained not only by the fact that it is the third in the discography of The Lumineers. The playlist consists of 3 parts, each of which is devoted to the heroes of the fictional family of Sparks.
Presenting "III" fans, Freites noted:
"Songs are really great. I feel that we really achieved success with this album. "On August 29, The Lumineers designated in "Instagram" that they were sent to the tour. Concerts are painted until June 2020. On the tour, the group protrudes traditionally in an extended composition: Freites and Schultsu helps Selt Ulwang (keyboards, accordion, mandolin), Bayron Isaac (bass guitar), Brandon Miller (guitar, mandolin, percussion) and Laura Jacobson (violin, piano).
Discography
- 2012 - "The Lumineers"
- 2016 - "Cleopatra"
- 2019 - "III"
Clips
- 2012 - "Ho Hey"
- 2013 - "Stubborn Love"
- 2013 - "submarines"
- 2016 - "Ophelia"
- 2016 - "Cleopatra"
- 2016 - "Angela"
- 2016 - "Patience"
- 2016 - "Sleep on the Floor"
- 2019 - "Gloria"
- 2019 - "Donna"
- 2019 - "Life in the City"
- 2019 - "IT WASN'R EASY TO BE HAPPY FOR YOU"
- 2019 - "LEADER OF THE LANDSLIDE"
- 2019 - "Left for Denver"