#the lumineers
‘III’, a new album by The Lumineers
Today’s the day, folks! I’m here to talk about the third studio album by The Lumineers and my thoughts on it, finally!
The Lumineers are an American rock band that formed in Denver, Colorado, way back in 2005. You might be familiar with them on account of their hit single “Ho Hey”, arguably their most successful song to date, amasing over 200 million views on YouTube and nearly 500 million plays on Spotify, but let me tell you, there’s way more to them than that! I may be a little biased though, considering I have been a die hard fan of them since 2014… but the point stands.
To be honest, their prior record “Cleopatra” set the bar super high for me, so this new one was received with a lot of expectations, and it’s fair to say there’s been some positives and some negatives.
For starters, I feel the compelling need to criticize whoever had the ‘brilliant’ idea to release six songs as singles, six?! out of 13 tracks? It really doesn’t feel like Christmas morning anymore, when you’ve already listened to half the album!
Putting that aside, I must commend everyone who took part on creating “III”, whoever had any kind of input in making it happen. It is impossible not to notice the amount of work behind this creation. The amount of careful thought that goes into every little detail, in bringing a story to life, not only through the music and the words, but with beautifully crafted music videos. So stunning in fact that they ended up being turned into a short film that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival! Amazing and well deserved!
However, in my opinion, it feels as if there hasn’t been much evolvement from past works when it comes to the sound. Many of the tracks feel like “Ah, I’ve heard this same song so many times before”.
Another thing to take into consideration is Neyla Pekarek’s departure from the band after the end of the “Cleopatra” era. I’ve seen this affect the sound, and it shifting from being guitar-driven accompanied by cello, towards having a piano as the center of attention, which ugh, I’m just not the biggest fan of.
The album “III”’s story progresses through three generations, as it describes a family and how their lives are affected by addiction. There are three chapters, Gloria Sparks, Junior Sparks and Jimmy Sparks. My favourite songs right now are probably “Life In The City”and“Gloria”.
Overall, I must admit I’m slightly disappointed with the album, but it’s still enjoyable and well, I will always support them because they’re my favourite band ❤
:-)
> gold and brass mirrors
> antique music boxes
> pearl-encrusted tiaras
> dusty pink seashells
> faery circles
> brambles and thorns
> dancing in the moonlight
> dusk and sunsets
> crowns made from poisonous flowers
> drunk on red wine
> pinkie promises
> shouted proclamations of love
> honeyed words and nectar
> knotty green hills
fallingforsomeone
baby i’m yours - arctic monkeys
something - the beatles
falling for someone - the blossoms
i am yours - derek & the dominos
wonderful tonight - eric clapton
real love baby - father john misty
you’ve got the love - florence + the machine
adore you - harry styles
radio - lana del rey
sweet dreams, tn - the last shadow puppets
when i’m in need - liam gallagher
ophelia - the lumineers
my kind of woman - mac demarco
flawless - the neighbourhood
into my arms - nick cave & the bad seeds
about a girl - nirvana
she is love - oasis
she’s a rainbow - the rolling stones
i won’t share you - the smiths
ten storey love song - the stone roses
uh-oh, love comes to town - talking heads
you better bet - the who