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The Lumineers Share Video Of Track From Imminent New Album “III”

 

 

“We try to speak kindly after a breakup, but sometimes the truth is a different story. This is the introduction to Junior Sparks, through his eyes and first-love heartbreak” – Lumineers’  lead singer Wes Schultz…

 

 

 

 

The Lumineers share the next instalment from their upcoming full-length visual album “III”, out 13th September on Decca/Dualtone.

Their new track “It Wasn’t Easy To Be Happy For You”, is the first song taken from the album’s second chapter, “Junior Sparks.”

 The new album is a cinematic narrative told in three chapters, with the songs from each chapter focusing on one primary character from the three generations of the fictional Sparks Family.

Each chapter will be released as an audio EP within the full-length album.  Songs and videos from Chapter I, “Gloria Sparks” were released this past spring, and “It Wasn’t Easy To Be Happy For You’”marks the first release from the second chapter “Junior Sparks,” the grandson of Gloria. Chapter III will revolve around Gloria’s son, “Jimmy Sparks.”

Each of the songs from The Lumineers’ new album will be released as individual music videos that collectively tell the visual story of the three generations of the Sparks family.

“Leader Of The Landslide”, the next song from “Junior Sparks” will be released on August 2nd, with a video coming August 5th. The chapter’s third song “Left For Denver”, will be available on August 16th – video coming August 19th.

All the videos for “III” are directed by Kevin Phillips and produced by Neighborhood Watch. Phillips is known for his films “Super Dark Times” and “Too Cool For School.”  The video stars Charlie Tahan (The Ozarks) and Emily Kimball (Undeserved, Bad Samaritan).

The stories told as the chapters unfold, deal with subjects very close to the heart of lead vocalist, Wesley Schultz. He explains: “Gloria is an addict. Her character was inspired by a member of my family, and no amount of love or resources could save her.

“She’s now been homeless for over a year. Loving an addict is like standing among the crashing waves, trying to bend the will of the sea.”

‘III’ is the third album by twice Grammy-nominated The Lumineers, whose line up is original members and songwriters Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, plus violinist/vocalist Lauren Jacobson, pianist Stelth Ulvang, bassist/backing vocalist Byron Isaacs and multi-instrumentalist Brandon Miller.

‘III’ follows two platinum albums, their self-titled 2012 debut, which stormed into the Top 10 of the UK Official Album Chart (and was certified triple-platinum in 2018), and their second album, “Cleopatra”, released in 2016, which hit No.1 in both the UK Official Album Charts and No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 in its week of release.

The Lumineers have sold-out tours across the world, selling over 300,000 tickets on 2017’s “Cleopatra World Tour” which ended with 27 sold-out arena shows.

Their discography has racked up a total of 4.2 billion streams and 4.6 million album sales worldwide. The band have also supported icons and their musical heroes on the road, including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at British Summer Time Festival in London’s Hyde Park in 2017

This year, (2019) the band will tour across the US and Europe, plus four UK arena shows, including a date at London’s O2 Arena.

 

Tour dates:

November 1                       Campo Pequeno                              Lisbon, Portugal

November 2                       WiZink Center                                   Madrid, Spain

November 4                       Alcatraz                                                Milan, Italy

November 6                       Halle 622                                              Zurich, Switzerland

November 7                       Zenith                                                   Munich, Germany

November 9                       Gasometer                                         Vienna, Austria

November 10                     Forum Karlin                                       Prague, Czech Republic

November 13                     Sporthalle                                           Hamburg, Germany

November 14                     Verti Music Hall                                 Berlin, Germany

November 16                     Ancienne Belgique                          Brussels, Belgium

November 18                     TivoliVredenburg                             Utrecht, Netherlands

November 19                     Palladium                                            Cologne, Germany

November 20                     Le Zénith                                             Paris, France

November 22                     The SSE Hydro                                   Glasgow, UK

November 24                     Manchester Arena                          Manchester, UK

November 27                     The O2                                                  London, UK

November 29                     3Arena                                                 Dublin, Ireland

 

 

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