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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 /TiVo
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BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hanlon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Connor Milton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hanlon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Jacobson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Fraites, Drums, Piano, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Connor Milton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hanlon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Jacobson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Fraites, Drums, Piano, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Connor Milton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
DISC 2
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hanlon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Maracas, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Jacobson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Fraites, Guitar, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Connor Milton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, Composer - MICK JAGGER, Composer - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Synthesizer, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Jacobson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Fraites, Drums, Piano, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
DISC 3
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
BYRON ISAACS, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Hanlon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Jacobson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah Fraites, Drums, Electric Guitar, Piano, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Connor Milton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Cymbals, Piano, Vibraphone, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anneke Schaul-Yoder, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dylan Nowik, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will DuPree, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
DISC 4
BYRON ISAACS, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - The Webb Sisters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Hewitt, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darren Heelis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Hagerman, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Baron, Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oleg Kondratenko, Conductor - Jeremiah Fraites, Producer, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Alen Adzi Stefanov, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Hewitt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Baron, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Lumineers, MainArtist - Wesley Schultz, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah Fraites, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 The Lumineers
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:47
- Main artists: The Lumineers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2019 The Lumineers ℗ 2019 The Lumineers
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