{"product_id":"the-lumineers-cleopatra","title":"The Lumineers - Cleopatra","description":"\u003cp\u003e2016 album from the Grammy-nominated outfit. It took four years for The Lumineers to follow up their platinum-plus self-titled debut - which spent 46 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #2 - but Cleopatra is well worth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring that time, The Lumineers - whose original members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites founded the band in Ramsey, New Jersey back in 2002 - earned a pair of Grammy nominations (Best New Artist, Best Americana Album). Cleopatra proves Schultz and Fraites - along with cellist\/vocalist Neyla Pekarek- are neither taking their good fortune for granted, nor sitting back on their laurels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of producer Simone Felice (The Felice Brothers, The Avett Brothers), the man Wesley calls \"our shaman,\" the band ensconced themselves in Clubhouse, a recording studio high atop a hill in rural Rhinebeck, N.Y., not far from Woodstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band had total artistic freedom in writing and recording the album, so Wesley and Jer pushed the envelope on experimental tracks like the stream-of-consciousness, purposely lo-fi \"Sick in the Head,\" the yearning, piano chord build-up of \"In the Light,\" or the closing orchestral instrumental, the aptly titled coda, \"Patience.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We continue to make the kind of records we want to,\" says Wesley. \"We believe in this music. It's a true labor of love. We just want to keep reaching more people with our songs.\" Given the evidence on The Lumineers' eagerly anticipated sophomore album Cleopatra, that shouldn't be a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49973877965042,"sku":"803020173828","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/3286329.jpg?v=1787612596","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/the-lumineers-cleopatra","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}