III (The Lumineers album)

III is the third studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers. The album was released on September 13, 2019.[5]

III
Studio album by
the Lumineers
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019
Recorded2017 – September 2018
GenreFolk[1]
Length37:47
LabelDualtone
ProducerSimone 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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Gigwise[4]

Composition

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.[6] 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."[7] 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."[8]

As of September 19, 2019, the Lumineers have released 10 music videos from the first 10 tracks of the album, chronicling the main characters and their journey living alongside addiction.[9]

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.[10]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Donna"3:05
2."Life in the City"3:51
3."Gloria"3:36
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
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 [11]
No.TitleLength
11."Democracy" (Leonard Cohen)6:44
12."Old Lady"4:17
13."Soundtrack Song"2:01
Total length:50:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[12]

The Lumineers

Additional musicians

  • Byron Isaacs − bass, background vocals
  • Lauren Jacobson − violin, background vocals
  • Simone Felice − maracas, background vocals
  • David Baron − synthesizer, keyboards, harmonium
  • Anneke Schaul-Yoder − cello, yodeling

Technical

  • Simone Felice – producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • David Baron – mixing, engineering
  • Ryan Hewitt – mixing, engineering
  • Alen Adzi Stefanov – engineering
  • Darren Heelis – engineering
  • Pete Hanlon – engineering
  • Connor Milton – assistant engineer
  • Will Duperier – assistant engineer
  • Dylan Nowik – assistant

Design

  • Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative director
  • Kevin Phillips – photography
  • Max Knies – photography
  • Tomas Cristobal Patlan – portrait photography

Charts

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