III (The Lumineers album)

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III
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Studio album by
the Lumineers
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019
StudioThe Clubhouse (Rhinebeck, NY)
Three Flights Studios (Denver)
F.A.M.E.S. Project (Skopje, Macedonia)
The Pierce Rooms (London)
Flying Elephants (New York City) [1]
Genre Folk [2]
Length37:47
Label
Producer Simone Felice
The Lumineers chronology
Cleopatra
(2016)		III
(2019)		 Brightside
(2022)
Singles from III
  1. "Gloria"
    Released: April 4, 2019
  2. "It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You"
    Released: July 19, 2019
  3. "Salt and the Sea"
    Released: April 13, 2020

III is the third studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers, released by Dualtone on September 13, 2019. [3] The album was accompanied by a feature-length film directed by Kevin Phillips.

Contents

Background

In addition to being the Lumineers' third album, the album title also references the fact that the album is presented in three chapters, each focusing on a different main character of the fictional Sparks family. [4] Lumineers co-founder Jeremiah Fraites told Rolling Stone , "This collection of songs worked out in a beautiful way, and I feel with this album we've really hit our stride." [5] In an interview with NPR, Fraites and Schultz both discussed how their lives have been impacted by drug addiction, saying that this album was intended to chronicle the effects of addiction on family members and loved ones. "Schultz says he had a childhood friend in New Jersey who slowly came apart as a teenager because of drug addiction. Both band members experienced this because Schultz's friend, Josh Fraites, was the brother of his future bandmate, Jeremiah." [6]

Release

Film

The album was supported by a 44-minute visual accompaniment, written by Schultz with director Kevin Phillips. The film follows three generations of the working class Sparks family as they struggle with addiction and dysfunction in the Northeastern United States. The cast includes Anna Cordell, Nick Stahl, Charlie Tahan and Joshua Close. It was released online in ten installments between May 21 and September 19, 2019. [7]

Commercial performance

III debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 86,000 album-equivalent units, including 73,000 pure album sales. It is the Lumineers' third top-two album in the US. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "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." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites except where noted

Chapter I: Gloria Sparks
No.TitleLength
1."Donna"3:05
2."Life in the City"3:51
3."Gloria"3:36
Chapter II: Junior Sparks
No.TitleLength
4."It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You"3:34
5."Leader of the Landslide"5:54
6."Left for Denver"3:16
Chapter III: Jimmy Sparks
No.TitleLength
7."My Cell"3:16
8."Jimmy Sparks"5:55
9."April"0:50
10."Salt and the Sea"4:30
Total length:37:47
Bonus tracks [12]
No.TitleLength
11."Democracy" (Leonard Cohen)6:44
12."Old Lady"4:17
13."Soundtrack Song"2:01
Total length:50:49

Personnel

The Lumineers

Additional musicians

Technical

Design

Charts

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