Complete List Of The Lumineers Songs From A to Z

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There is something unmistakably human about The Lumineers, something carried by the pauses, rough-edged vocals, spare piano lines, and the sound of a foot striking the floor. That musical bond began in Ramsey, New Jersey, where Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites started writing together in 2005 after the death of Fraites’ brother Josh, who had also been Schultz’s closest friend. Songwriting became a shared language for grief and recovery, forming the foundation of a partnership that has lasted for more than two decades.

Schultz and Fraites moved to Denver, Colorado, in 2009, searching for a more affordable place to live and work. They performed at open mics and developed the stripped-down sound that would define their early recordings. Cellist Neyla Pekarek joined after answering a Craigslist advertisement in 2010. The name The Lumineers came from a mistaken introduction at a club, but the musicians kept it as the project began taking shape.

Homemade videos, independent recordings, and persistent touring brought the group to Dualtone Records. The Lumineers released their self-titled debut album on April 3, 2012. Powered by “Ho Hey,” the album reached number two on the Billboard 200 and became a multi-platinum success. “Ho Hey” climbed to number three on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Stubborn Love,” “Flowers in Your Hair,” and “Dead Sea” helped establish the band’s combination of folk instrumentation, direct melodies, and carefully observed storytelling.

The debut brought The Lumineers two Grammy Award nominations, for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. The group spent the following years touring extensively before releasing Cleopatra in 2016. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and included “Ophelia,” “Angela,” “Sleep on the Floor,” and the title track. Its larger arrangements retained the emotional restraint of the debut while showing how far Schultz and Fraites had developed as writers.

The third studio album, III, arrived in 2019 as a narrative work divided into three chapters. Its songs followed members of the fictional Sparks family through addiction, inherited trauma, denial, and loss. “Gloria,” “Life in the City,” “Donna,” “Jimmy Sparks,” and “Salt and the Sea” were connected through a series of films that expanded the album’s story. The project was the first Lumineers studio album completed after Pekarek left the band in 2018.

The Lumineers returned with Brightside in January 2022. Recorded with producer David Baron, the album introduced a looser and more spontaneous approach, with Schultz and Fraites building songs around immediate performances rather than heavily layered arrangements. “Brightside,” “A.M. Radio,” “Big Shot,” “Where We Are,” and “Never Really Mine” carried the band’s acoustic foundation into a more electric setting.

Live from Wrigley Field followed in 2024, documenting the band’s September 3, 2022, concert in Chicago during the Brightside tour. The recording captured the communal quality that had become central to Lumineers performances, with songs that began in small rooms now sung by an entire stadium.

The band’s fifth studio album, Automatic, was released on February 14, 2025. The original edition contained 11 songs, including “Same Old Song,” “Asshole,” “Automatic,” “You’re All I Got,” “Plasticine,” “Ativan,” and “Better Day.” Recorded in Woodstock, New York, the album emphasized real-time interaction between Schultz and Fraites and examined anxiety, overstimulation, self-doubt, technology, and the ways people attempt to escape the pressures of modern life.

Automatic debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and reached number two on the Top Rock Albums, Americana/Folk Albums, and Independent Albums charts. A 16-song deluxe edition followed in June 2025, adding “A Song For You” and acoustic versions of “Asshole,” “Plasticine,” “Same Old Song,” and “So Long.”

The Lumineers also continued releasing music outside their studio albums. Their later recordings include “Spotless” with Zach Bryan, “Up All Night” with James Bay and Noah Kahan, a version of Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,” and “Shout (The Institute Theme Song).” In 2026, they appeared with Tom Odell on “Old Lovers” and recorded “The Kid” for Felice County Fair (A Celebration of The Felice Brothers).

Across five studio albums, live releases, expanded editions, soundtrack recordings, and collaborations, The Lumineers have developed one of the most recognizable catalogs in modern folk rock. Their work has moved from basement rehearsals and open-mic performances to arenas and stadiums without abandoning the direct emotional language that first connected Schultz and Fraites.

The band’s songs frequently address grief, addiction, family damage, memory, anxiety, and the difficulty of remaining connected. Those themes are carried by economical arrangements and lyrics that leave room for listeners to recognize their own experiences. Even as the sound has grown broader, the writing has continued to depend on restraint rather than excess.

The Lumineers’ longevity rests on the partnership between Schultz and Fraites. What began as an attempt to survive a personal loss became an internationally successful body of work built on empathy, craft, and a willingness to keep changing without abandoning the stories at the center of the music.

Complete List Of The Lumineers Songs From A to Z

“A Song For You” – Automatic (Deluxe Edition) – 2025
“A.M. Radio” – Brightside – 2022
“Ain’t Nobody’s Problem” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Angela” – Cleopatra – 2016
“April” – III – 2019
“Asshole” – Automatic – 2025
“Asshole (Acoustic)” – Automatic (Deluxe Edition) – 2025
“Ativan” – Automatic – 2025
“Automatic” – Automatic – 2025
“Better Day” – Automatic – 2025
“Big Parade” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Big Shot” – Brightside – 2022
“Birthday” – Brightside – 2022
“Boots of Spanish Leather” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Brightside” – Brightside – 2022
“Charlie Boy” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Classy Girls” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Cleopatra” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Cleopatra (Acoustic demo)” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Darlene” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Dead Sea” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Democracy” – III – 2019
“Donna” – III – 2019
“Elouise” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Everyone Requires a Plan” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Flapper Girl” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Flowers in Your Hair” – The Lumineers – 2012
“For Fra” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Gale Song” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Gloria” – III – 2019
“Gun Song” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Ho Hey” – The Lumineers – 2012
“In the Light” – Cleopatra – 2016
“It Wasn’t Easy to Be Happy for You” – III – 2019
“Jimmy Sparks” – III – 2019
“Keys on the Table” – Automatic – 2025
“Leader of the Landslide” – III – 2019
“Left for Denver” – III – 2019
“Life in the City” – III – 2019
“Long Way from Home” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Morning Song” – The Lumineers – 2012
“My Cell” – III – 2019
“My Eyes” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Never Really Mine” – Brightside – 2022
“Old Lady” – III – 2019
“Old Lovers” (with Tom Odell) – Old Lovers – 2026
“Ophelia” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Patience” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Plasticine” – Automatic – 2025
“Plasticine (Acoustic)” – Automatic (Deluxe Edition) – 2025
“Remington” – Brightside – 2022
“Reprise” – Brightside – 2022
“Rollercoaster” – Brightside – 2022
“Sailor Song (Moitessier)” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Salt and the Sea” – III – 2019
“Same Old Song” – Automatic – 2025
“Same Old Song (Acoustic)” – Automatic (Deluxe Edition) – 2025
“Shout (The Institute Theme Song)” – Non-album single – 2025
“Sick in the Head” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Sleep on the Floor” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Slow It Down” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Slow It Down (live)” – The Lumineers – 2012
“So Long” – Automatic – 2025
“So Long (Acoustic)” – Automatic (Deluxe Edition) – 2025
“Soundtrack Song” – III – 2019
“Spotless” (with Zach Bryan) – The Great American Bar Scene – 2023
“Strings” – Automatic – 2025
“Stubborn Love” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Submarines” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Sugar Mountain” – Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1 – 2025
“Sunflowers” – Automatic – 2025
“The Kid” (with Felice County Fair) – Felice County Fair (A Celebration of The Felice Brothers) – 2026
“This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” – The Lumineers – 2012
“Up All Night” (with James Bay and Noah Kahan) – Changes All the Time – 2024
“Walls” – Non-album single – 2018
“Where the Skies Are Blue” – Cleopatra – 2016
“Where We Are” – Brightside – 2022
“White Lie” – Cleopatra – 2016
“You’re All I Got” – Automatic – 2025

The Lumineers Studio Albums

The Lumineers (2012)

Cleopatra (2016)

III (2019)

Brightside (2022)

Automatic (2025)

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