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So I decided to do something about it.' In 2009, after considering relocating to London, Philadelphia and Boston, Fraites and Schultz, in their 'ignorance and naïveté', moved to Denver, Colorado, and joined the open mic scene. The Lumineers struggled to find success in New York according to Schultz, who said, 'I was living in Brooklyn and working three jobs just to pay the rent,' adding, 'it was really infuriating to move to a city that would help us grow musically but then never have any time to work on music. The emcee mistakenly introduced Schultz and Fraites as The Lumineers, and the name stuck. There was no focus it was a mad, random mess.' According to Schultz, the band became The Lumineers after a band called Lumineers (a made up word) was supposed to play at a club in Jersey City the week after Schultz and Fraites played there. We were doing everything: vanilla singer-songwriter stuff, hard rock, electronic music. But we slowly started getting away from covers and writing originals. We were a crappy band doing (terrible) covers.

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Fraites elaborated, 'When Wes and I got together, our first band name was Free Beer. When Schultz and Fraites began collaborating, writing together and playing gigs around New York City, they did so under various names including Free Beer, 6Cheek and Wesley Jeremiah. The Lumineers have publicly campaigned to ban mobile phones at their concerts, providing a locking pouch for people to hold their phones in during live performances. Their fourth album, Brightside, was released on January 14, 2022. Their third album, titled III, was released on Septem and debuted at No. It is currently certified platinum in the U.S. 1 on the Billboard 200, and also on the Canadian and British album charts. Their second album, Cleopatra, was released in 2016 and debuted at No. It has been certified triple platinum in the U.S. Their self-titled first album was released in 2012 and peaked at No. The Lumineers have released four albums on American independent label Dualtone Records (Dine Alone in Canada and Decca/Universal worldwide). The band has become one of the top touring bands in the United States and is also popular in other countries. They are known for their energetic live shows and several international hit singles including ' Ho Hey', ' Stubborn Love', ' Ophelia', ' Angela' and ' Cleopatra'. The band's stripped back raw sound draws heavily from artists that influenced Schultz and Fraites such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. The Lumineers emerged as one of the most popular folk-rock/ Americana artists during the revival of those genres, their popularity growing in the 2010s. Cellist and vocalist Neyla Pekarek joined the band in 2010, and was a member until 2018. Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing together in Ramsey, New Jersey, in 2005. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado.