The Lumineers - Cleopatra [VINYL]

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It took four years for The Lumineers to follow up their platinum-plus, multi-Grammy-nominated, self-titled debut. 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. With 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. The Lumineers then set about trying to make musical sense of their three-year-plus roller coaster ride. Their skill at setting a visual story to music comes through amidst the delicate, deceptively simple acoustic soundscapes. This time, though, bassist Byron Isaac provides a firm, low-end on the apocalyptic opener 'Sleep on the Floor,' a ghostly tune about getting out of town before the 'subways flood [and] the bridges break.' It's a densely packed, cinematic song that echoes Bruce Springsteen's 'Atlantic City' and John Steinbeck's East of Eden. Cleopatra also deals with what Wesley terms 'the elephant in the room,' the band's success and the way it can sometimes put a target on your back. The syncopated piano rolls in 'Ophelia' , the organic sound of fingers squeaking on guitar strings in 'Angela' and the Faustian bargain described in 'My Eyes' consider the perils of getting what you wish for, with everyone knowing your name, and your songs. The band had total artistic freedom in writing and recording the album, so Wesley and Jer pushed the envelope. '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' sophomore album Cleopatra, that shouldn't be a problem.