The Lumineers is the self-titled debut studio album by American 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 has 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 No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold 1,343,000 copies in the US as of July 2013.[3]
The album debuted and peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] It has sold 421,177 copies in the UK as of April 2016.[5]
Critical
The Lumineers by The Lumineers received mostly positive reviews.[6] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6] The album has garnered both positive and mixed ratings from critics. To this, the positive reviews are from Allmusic, The Austin Chronicle, Digital Spy, Irish Times, The New Zealand Herald, Paste and Uncut magazine. On the other hand, the mixed reviews came from The Guardian, The Observer and Rolling Stone magazine.
Steve Leggett of AllMusic believed that "each track is inventive".[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."[11] Lydia Jenkin of The New Zealand Herald said that the music is enjoyable, but the music is even more so entertaining "live (when they rope in further players to help fill out the many layers of piano, drums, percussion, and guitars)."[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."[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."[8] Similarly, Graeme Thomson of Uncut called it "primal, pounding folk music", and he found that it was facilitated with a subdued amount of "drama."[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."[16] Conversely, Phil Mongredien of The Observer faulted the album because the "songs float prettily", which does not create an impression because the band produced "gossamer-light and gossamer-memorable" music.[13] In agreement, Will Hermes of Rolling Stone told that the music here "basically argues that a bunch of Americans can lead slowly-accelerating lovelorn singalongs just as well as UK yankophile Marcus Mumford, bringing fiddle scratching, marching-band snare rolls, parlor-room piano chords, and Kingston Trio guitar strumming to an album that’s long on nostalgic reverie."[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.[9]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites (except as noted).
| 1. |
"Flowers in Your Hair" |
1:49 |
| 2. |
"Classy Girls" |
2:45 |
| 3. |
"Submarines" |
2:43 |
| 4. |
"Dead Sea" |
4:07 |
| 5. |
"Ho Hey" |
2:43 |
| 6. |
"Slow It Down" |
5:07 |
| 7. |
"Stubborn Love" |
4:39 |
| 8. |
"Big Parade" |
5:27 |
| 9. |
"Charlie Boy" |
4:21 |
| 10. |
"Flapper Girl" |
3:15 |
| 11. |
"Morning Song" |
5:16 |
Personnel
- The Lumineers
- Wesley Schultz – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, ukulele and effects
- 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
- Ben Wahamaki - electric bass, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Adam Trachsel – electric bass, upright bass
- Lauren Jacobson – violin
- All the Lumineers and their Friends – group vocals, stomps, hand claps
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
References
- ↑ Sexton, Paul (January 14, 2013). "Will.i.am & Britney Spears Win UK Singles Chart, David Bowie Finds Top 10". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 15 Jan 2013.
- ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- 1 2 Paul Grein (July 3, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: The First Six Months". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Emeli Sande’s UK albums chart reign continues". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
- 1 2 Jones, Alan (15 April 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: The Lumineers' second album, Cleopatra debuts at No.1". Music Week (Intent Media). Retrieved 15 April 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 3 Metacritic (April 3, 2012). "The Lumineers - The Lumineers, Ratings, Credits, and More". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Leggett, Steve (April 3, 2012). "The Lumineers - The Lumineers : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Haupt, Melanie (July 20, 2012). "Review: The Lumineers: The Lumineers (Dualtone)". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Copsey, Robert (October 29, 2012). "The Lumineers: 'The Lumineers' - Album review". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Costa, Maddy (November 8, 2012). "The Lumineers: The Lumineers – review (Decca)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Breen, Joe (November 16, 2012). "The Lumineers". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Jenkin, Lydia (August 11, 2012). "Album review: The Lumineers". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Mongredien, Phil (November 3, 2012). "The Lumineers: The Lumineers – review (Dualtone)". The Observer. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Fletcher, Alexandra (April 10, 2012). "The Lumineers: The Lumineers". Paste. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Hermes, Will (April 5, 2012). "The Lumineers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Thomson, Graeme (December 1, 2012). "Album Review: The Lumineers - The Lumineers". Uncut. p. 70. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ↑ Spinshop: The Lumineers Official Store Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Lumineers – The Lumineers" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 6, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Hung Medien.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG (Recording Industry of South Africa). Archived from the original on February 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "The Lumineers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Lumineers - Albums | Billboard. Billboard. billboard.com/ Archived February 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Folk Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "French album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Irish album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ↑ "British album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Lumineers in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – The Lumineers – The Lumineers". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ Amazon.com: The Lumineers: Music
- ↑ iTunes - Music - The Lumineers by The Lumineers Archived February 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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