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The Lumineers have said that the song "Angela," is about "a small town success story struggling to escape her past." [1] During an interview, The Lumineers also mentioned how the name "Angela" comes from lead singer Wesley Schultz's ex-girlfriend Angela Henard; noting: "Although we didn't work out she still holds a place in my heart.
The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey , in 2005.
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for Ophelia, Cleopatra, Sleep on the Floor, Angela and My Eyes, all songs from the album Cleopatra. [4] [5] The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017. [6] As of March 5th, 2025 it has over 60 million views.
Related: Five Things to Know About The Lumineers Fraites adds, “We felt like kids in the studio, a lot of the drumming and piano, I felt like I was 10 years old with the knowledge of a 39-year-old.
In a press release, band member Wesley Schultz revealed that the album was recorded at the Utopia studios in Woodstock, New York "in less than a month", and further elaborated that the album will "[explore] some of the absurdities of the modern world, like the increasingly blurry line between what's real and what's not, and the variety of ways we numb ourselves while trying to combat both ...
[12] The two toured under various names including Wesley Jeremiah and Six Cheeks, and released a self-titled EP, including future The Lumineers songs, "Flowers In Your Hair" and "Darlene". Frustrated by their band's limited success in New York, and struggling with the high cost of living, Schultz and Fraites decided to relocate to Denver ...
The Lumineers then worked extensively with producer Ryan Hadlock in recording their self-titled debut studio album, which was released in April 2012. The album reached number two on the United States Billboard 200 and the top ten of the Australian , Canadian and United Kingdom album charts [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] – it was certified platinum by the ...
Jeremiah Fraites' family is from Ramsey, New Jersey; his mother is the director of the Redeemer Christian Nursery School in Ramsey. [3] Fraites graduated from Ramsey High School in 2004, and William Paterson University in 2009.