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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Colorado indie folk is a concept album with three chapters about the impact of addiction on a fictional family.
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  • Record Label: Dualtone Music
  • Genre(s): Country, Folk, Alt-Country, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Country-Folk
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Leader of the Landslide
Every night I saw you there In your old wicker chair Singing, ooh You were wrong, I was right Didn't matter in a fight Ooh Coffee mug filled it... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. PopMatters
    Nov 22, 2019
    80
    III is a cinematic album undertaking a complicated subject. III and the accompanying music video are culturally important points of contact with the realities of addiction. As such, the Lumineers deliver the album with compassion and clemency.
  2. Q Magazine
    Sep 25, 2019
    80
    It's cleverly and passionately done. [Nov 2019, p.112]
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  3. Glide Magazine
    Sep 25, 2019
    80
    Most of the songs maintain a decidedly hollow-eyed sound, one that requires the listener to lean in and patiently wait for the songs to reach a crescendo. Happily, it’s well worth the indulgence.
  4. AllMusic
    Sep 25, 2019
    70
    III moves at a deliberate, nearly dreary pace that forces a listener to pay attention, and while it can take some effort to meet the Lumineers on their own terms, it's nevertheless easy to admire the ambition behind the project.
  5. Uncut
    Sep 25, 2019
    50
    Something of a grind--repeat helpings of grimly strummed acoustic guitar and keening vocals becoming the folk equivalent of consecutive courses of muesli. [Nov 2019, p.29]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Enterka
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    Best album 2019. Thanks. I Love You very much. You so amazing! i'm crying, i'm can't
  2. brrunosouzza
    Sep 25, 2019
    10
    'III' é um dos poucos álbuns que fiquei ansioso para ouvir. desde o primeiro single até o último video, achei esse álbum tão único. contar uma'III' é um dos poucos álbuns que fiquei ansioso para ouvir. desde o primeiro single até o último video, achei esse álbum tão único. contar uma história através de músicas interligadas não é pra qualquer um e The Lumineers conseguiram fazer com exatidão! o álbum é coeso, tem um rumo gostoso de acompanhar e não é repetitivo, os vocais e instrumentais se encaixam perfeitamente.

    sinceramente esse álbum está no meu top2 de 2019. "Glória", "Life in the City", "April" e "It Wasn't Easy to bem Happy for YouTube" são as minhas favoritas! obrigado The Lumineers por esse álbum incrível    … Expand
  4. Dididi
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    A literal masterpiece, its so good, very good. The movie and the album intertwine perfectly
  5. gollygee93
    Sep 26, 2019
    9
    Rather than continuing down the path of sampled/electronic music without substance, the Lumineers put something out there that hits home withRather than continuing down the path of sampled/electronic music without substance, the Lumineers put something out there that hits home with people who have been affected by addiction and everything that comes along with it. Music tells the story of family struggling to come to grips with where they and why they are there and it makes you feel something rather than simply bobbing your head to songs without meaning. Well done.… Expand
  6. Sureshot125
    Jan 8, 2020
    6
    I think it’s easy to have a bit of a disillusioning experience with this album as a fan of the music and band. It’s a cinematic piece, made toI think it’s easy to have a bit of a disillusioning experience with this album as a fan of the music and band. It’s a cinematic piece, made to be listened to sequentially and with the visual accompaniment. With an attention paid to it and the lyrics. The anthems and tonal blunderbuss that came with the previous albums, each of which carried listeners along with the depth of the emotions, high or low, therein isn’t quite as present in this album, or at least not quite as easily accessed without watching the development and tension of the story through the visuals and plot. It’s a turbid story that tells a meaningful and expressive story of addiction and relationships that is novel, investing and vulnerable. It’s an experience piece for a life’s story that many people don’t get to touch themselves in their lifetimes without incurring personal damage. This raw honesty is beautiful, inviting, and articulate. The accompaniment musically in III is as much a personal expression and invitation for shared experience as the previous album releases were emotional backdrops for brooding and exaltant listening.

    Altogether, a worthwhile listen that tells a story that the artists wished to share with their audience, and while it may not be what most listeners were expecting or necessarily hoping for, it is a growth experience best done alongside the music videos that produces a few potential playlist plucks as well.    … Expand
  7. Grandiloquence
    Sep 26, 2019
    2
    A faltering, unfaithful replication of indie folk, drowning in a false sense of "meaningful" schmaltz.

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