You Oughta Know : The Lumineers

For most of his youth, Wesley Schultz knew Jeremiah Fraites as his good friend's younger brother. But in 2002, when Jeremiah's brother Josh died from a drug overdose, both boys found themselves in mourning, and began writing songs to soften the painful blow. Wesley's guitar and vocals fused well with Jeremiah's percussion abilities, but something was still missing. After picking up and moving to Denver, Colorado, the pair met cellist Neyla Pekarek and formed The Lumineers, an amalgam of heart-swelling stomp-and-clap acoustic rock, classic pop, and front-porch folk. Bonding over dollar PBRs at open-mic nights in one of Denver's grittiest basement bars, the trio developed the sound that's been attracting them fans across the country ever since. Writing American... Moreğ

For most of his youth, Wesley Schultz knew Jeremiah Fraites as his good friend's younger brother. But in 2002, when Jeremiah's brother Josh died from a drug overdose, both boys found themselves in mourning, and began writing songs to soften the painful blow. Wesley's guitar and vocals fused well with Jeremiah's percussion abilities, but something was still missing. After picking up and moving to Denver, Colorado, the pair met cellist Neyla Pekarek and formed The Lumineers, an amalgam of heart-swelling stomp-and-clap acoustic rock, classic pop, and front-porch folk. Bonding over dollar PBRs at open-mic nights in one of Denver's grittiest basement bars, the trio developed the sound that's been attracting them fans across the country ever since. Writing Americana-inflected barnburners in the vein of the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers have also built their audience with strong, sultry ballads and their infectious live shows --a coming-together in musical solidarity against isolation, adversity, and despair. All things that the group was built on, and all things that they've fought hard overcome with dedicated hard work and an undying passion for music.ĞLess