The Lumineers are a folk rock band, based in Denver, Colorado. The two founding members and songwriters of the Lumineers are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in New Jersey in 2005. Neyla Pekarek (cello, vocals) joined the band in 2010. Stelth Ulvang (piano), and Ben Wahamaki (bass), joined the band as full-time members in 2012.[1][2] Their self-titled debut album was released on Dualtone Records on April 3, 2012, eventually peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart in January 2013. As of December 2012, their debut album has been certified gold in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and platinum in Ireland. History : In the spring of 2005, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites began to collaborate, writing together and playing gigs around New York, mostly under the name Wesley Jeremiah. During 2008 and 2009 they were joined by percussionist Jay Van Dyke on drums and back-up vocals. Originally based in Ramsey, New Jersey, they later moved to Brooklyn, New York. In 2008, Katelyn Arnold came on as their manager booking tours, shows, and eventually introducing them to their current management. After battling the citys cutthroat music scene and high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. They packed up and headed for Denver, Colorado. It was there they met Neyla Pekarek, after posting an ad on Craigslist for a cellist.[3] They started to perform shows in small venues like the 100 capacity Meadowlark[4] around Denver, writing songs, and eventually recording several songs in Jers attic. In the Spring of 2011, they signed a management deal with Onto Entertainment managers Christen Greene and David Meinert, after the two saw a video on YouTube of the band playing their future hit single Ho Hey in a small apartment. Onto fronted the band money to record a full length album in Seattle at Bear Creek Studio with producer Ryan Hadlock (mixed in LA by Kevin Augunas at Fairfax Studio). Debut album: In December 2011, what would become the bands first single, Ho Hey, was used in the season finale of CWs Hart of Dixie. This started a national buzz on social media.[5] In January 2012, John Richards, the morning show DJ at KEXP-FM in Seattle, discovered Ho Hey in a pile of new CDs he had received, played it twice in a row daily for a week, and called it the best song of 2012.[6] WXPN Philadelphia/ NPR then did a feature on the band on their World Cafe: Next program. The band passed up major label offers to sign a deal with independent label Dualtone Records[5] that same month. The album was then licensed under similar terms to Dine Alone Records in Canada, Inertia in Australia, and Decca Records for the rest of the world. The Lumineers was released on April 3, 2012 on Dualtone Records. The bands popularity continued to build in 2012 with sold-out shows and favorable reviews with The Bears Of Blue River and other American bands, and their debut album went on to peak at number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[7][8] On June 14, 2012, the albums first single Ho Hey debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, their first song to do so. Ho Hey later peaked at number 3 on the Hot 100,[9] making it the bands first Top 5 single, and as of December 2012, the single had sold over 2 million copies, making it their first Double Platinum single. By June 23, Ho Hey hit No.1 at commercial Triple A radio, where it spent 8 weeks, and on September 17 the song hit #1 on the Alternative Radio chart where it stayed for two weeks. Ho Hey reached #1 on the US Hot AC airplay chart in December 2012, and #2 on the US Top 40 airplay chart, which makes it the highest charting independent label single in the history of the charts. Ho Hey is also having huge success internationally, reaching #1 on the Canadian Alternative radio chart and #17 on the Canadian single sales chart. It also reached number 8[10] in the United Kingdom, becoming their first Top 10 single there. In October, 2012, Spotify named Ho Hey as the most shared song in Manhattan, and 3rd most shared in Brooklyn.[11] Ho Hey has also been the #1 most played track in the US on Spotify, while The Lumineers has been the #1 most listened to album for several weeks. In the UK Spotify chart Ho Hey is #1, and The Lumineers is #2. Of the albums success, Schultz told American Songwriter that Its really arbitrary to any of us, especially to Jer and Neyla and I... because weve never really had an album out in this way... Im really thrilled, but I also take it with a grain of salt... I think basically, I feel really lucky because I know how fickle the business, the industry is.[1] The Lumineers headline shows in the Northeastern US were announced for February 2013, and quickly sold out.[12] Similarly, the bands tours of the UK, Europe, and Australia in early 2013 has sold out all shows, after many shows were moved to larger venues. On December 5, 2012, The Lumineers were nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. Musicperk rated the album 8/10 quoting A spark of uniqueness does exist.[13] Submarines was released as the third single on July 30 2013. 2013: Deluxe Edition of Debut Album and Reign[edit] On August 20, 2013, the Lumineers released a deluxe edition of their self-titled debut album. The deluxe edition includes 5 bonus tracks, over 25 minutes of video footage, and a 28 page booklet. The song by the Lumineers titled Scotland is currently being used as the theme song for the television series Reign. Other songs of theirs have also been featured on the show.
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