![]() ![]() Secondly, I think I saw a lot of my peers after high school or college immediately finding jobs that paid well, but were not necessarily fulfilling them. That was amazing of him but I also saw that classic, traditional work ethic of going to a job everyday for 30 or 40 years and not necessarily enjoying the job but doing it because he needed to provide for his family. He provided an amazing life for my brother, myself and my mother. ![]() For those that have been living under a rock and not as familiar with The Lumineers and your music, who or what was the catalyst for you to want to live the life of a musical gypsy? Well, I think part of the thing that made me want to choose this lifestyle was two things…I guess, first was seeing my father go to work everyday, getting up at 6 in the morning everyday and getting home at five or six o’clock every night. Afterwards, I’m going over to my bandmate, Wes’ house for dinner later this evening. My brother in law is also in town, visiting from Italy and we’re going to play soccer in about an hour which will be a lot of fun and something I love to do when I am home, which is very rare. Besides our interview, I am also be picking out songs for a Lumineers Spotify playlist for songs that inspired the making of our second album, Cleopatra. Hey there Jeremiah! Where does our interview find you today and what’s on the agenda today besides our interview? Hey Nicole! Well, I’m at home right now and completely free this week. Enjoy below as Jeremiah chats with Nicole about the making of the album, filming the video for “ Ophelia“, his love of Nirvana and Beethoven and much more! ![]() Now, four years in the making…they’re back with an eagerly anticipated new album! All Access Music writer, Nicole DeRosa had the great pleasure of catching up with Jeremiah Fraites just before the release of the bands long awaited album, CLEOPATRA coming out on April 8th. Powered by passion, ripened by hard work, THE LUMINEERS have found their sound when the world needs it most. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics. The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music - the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. Young, old and in-between, they’re drawn by songs like “ Ho Hey” and “ Stubborn Love,” Americana-inflected barnburners in the vein of the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. And so THE LUMINEERS sound took shape an amalgam of heart-swelling stomp-and-clap acoustic rock, classic pop, and front-porch folk.In 2011, an eponymous, self-recorded EP led to a self-booked tour, and before long The Lumineers started attracting devout fans, first across the Western US, then back in their old East Coast stomping grounds. Neyla softened Wes and Jer’s rough edges while expanding her skills to mandolin and piano. As a trio, they began playing at the Meadowlark, a gritty basement club where the city’s most talented songwriters gathered every Tuesday for an open mic and dollar PBRs. The first thing they did in Denver was place a Craigslist ad for a cellist, and the first person to respond was Neyla Pekarek, a classically trained Denver native. It was less a pilgrimage than act of stubborn hopefulness. They packed everything they owned-nothing more than a couple suitcases of clothes and a trailer full of musical instruments-and headed for Denver, Colorado. After battling the city’s cutthroat music scene and impossibly high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. In the spring of 2005, childhood friends Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites began to collaborate, writing together and playing gigs around New York. He still practices a lot, and it still turns out good. Today, as bandleader of THE LUMINEERS , Wesley’s replaced his pencil with a guitar and his drawings with songs. Growing up in the New York City suburb of Ramsey, New Jersey, Wesley spent his days drawing. ![]()
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