The Lumineers LIVE!

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Lumineers have sold millions of records and played stadiums around the globe. Their latest album is all about the pain of addiction and what it's like to see a loved one struggle with substance abuse. The band members share the personal stories that inspired the music, and play stripped-down versions of three songs, including the hit "Gloria." It's an intimate live episode recorded in front of an audience of people in recovery at the Clocktower Cabaret in Denver.

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0:00.0	So, are you ready?
0:05.4	Are you ready?
0:06.8	Yes.
0:10.7	A little while ago, we got to do something pretty amazing.
0:14.6	That lively crowd you just heard was actually really small, only about 100 people.
0:19.9	And me and the super excited audience got to hear the Luminers,
0:23.6	a band that's toured the world and played stadiums.
0:31.3	This show was different.
0:36.5	The two bandmates, Jeremiah Freights and West Schultz, sat down for an interview for this podcast and agreed to play for a small audience of people in recovery or those connected to it somehow. You see, these guys recently made an entire album about how addiction affects generations of a family. The record is called three. So today,
0:56.6	we've got something a little different for you, an intimate conversation, plus some good music,
1:02.4	with the Luminers, recorded in Denver where Wes and Jeremiah live.
1:09.9	This is back from Broken, from Colorado Public Radio.
1:13.7	Stories about the highest highs, the darkest moments, and what it takes to make a comeback.
1:23.7	I'm Vic Vela. I'm a journalist, a storyteller, and a recovering drug addict.
1:31.9	To kick off this special event, the Luminaires opened the evening with the song about a woman who is struggling with substance use,
1:38.8	and the character is based on someone close to West Schultz.
1:42.2	So this first song is called Gloria.
2:00.2	Music based on someone close to West Schultz. So this first song is called Gloria. Gloria, yeah. Glory, smell that on your bread
2:03.6	Glory,
2:05.6	blues and peppermint
2:08.6	Gloria
2:10.6	No one said in their prison Gloria
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