III / Lumineers.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: 80302-01951-27 | Dualtone Music GroupPublisher: Nashville, TN : Dualtone Music Group, [2019]Copyright date: ℗2019Edition: [Explicit version]Description: 1 audio disc (50 min., 52 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- 3
- Three
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Lumineers | Checked out | 06/27/2024 | 33111009511912 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
III is a prosaic title for a release as ambitious as the Lumineers' third effort. The numeric title carries a double meaning: the album is a song cycle told in three parts, with the first two available as a digital EP prior to the September 2019 release of III. Through these three chapters, the Lumineers tell a tale of the long-lasting ramifications of addiction and co-dependence. The ten ruminative songs (the deluxe edition adds three bonus tracks, including a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Democracy" and the slight sketch "Soundtrack Song") are collectively a far cry from the rousing stomp of "Ho Hey." Tempos rarely quicken and the arrangements often do little more than gently cradle the plaintive voice of Wesley Schultz. When the record does get a little lively, as it does on "It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You" and the searching closer "Salt and the Sea," there's still a melancholy undercurrent tying the whole record together. Schultz and co-writer Jeremiah Fraites etch telling details into their story that make the sadness seem earned and realized, if lugubrious. III moves at a deliberate, nearly dreary pace that forces a listener to pay attention, and while it can take some effort to meet the Lumineers on their own terms, it's nevertheless easy to admire the ambition behind the project. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Title from disc label.
The Lumineers (Wesley Schultz, vocals, guitar ; Jeremiah Fraites, piano, drums, tambourine, guitar, backing vocals, synths, vibraphone, cymbal scrapes) ; with accompanying musicians ; Democracy features: Webb Sisters ; F.A.M.E.'s Project orchestra ; Oleg Kondratenko, conductor.
Recorded The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY ; F.A.M.E.'S. Project, Skopje, Macedonia ; The Pierce Rooms, London, UK ; Three Flights Studios, Denver, CO ; Flying Elephants, New York, NY.
All songs written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, except "Democracy" written by Leonard Cohen.
Compact disc.
RIAA rating: PA; Parental Advisory.
[Parental advisory; explicit content].
Song lyrics printed on container insert.
Two-time Grammy-nominated band, The Lumineers, are back with their third album, a cinematic piece presented as a narrative in three chapters, with each one centering on one main character. Decidedly darker than their previous work in concept, but replete with their trademark expressive vocals and dynamic arrangements, it boldly and expertly goes in an artistic direction not yet traveled by the band.
Chapter 1, Gloria Sparks. Donna -- Life in the city -- Gloria -- Chapter II, Junior Sparks. It wasn't easy to be happy for you -- Leader of the landslide -- Left for Denver -- Chpater III, Jimmy Sparks. My cell -- Jimmy Sparks -- April -- Salt and the sea -- Bonus tracks. Democracy -- Old lady -- Soundtrack song.