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SCIENCE PARTNER - A Beautiful Beam
This song was written by a friend of ours, Tyler Despres, who unexpectedly died in 2016 at the age of 34. He was such a big reason we found a community of musicians when we moved to Denver - Tyler ran the open mic every Tuesday at the Meadowlark. He was such an incredible musician and whenever he, Jess DeNicola and Maria Kohler sang together like on this song, the whole bar stopped to listen. And hearing Tyler sing about how someone he lost is an angel, is the cosmos in a beautiful beam - it becomes about him. I miss him and I thank him for a song like this. - Wes
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Paleo aka David Strackany - Three Stops To The Big Dream I Dream
Stelth showed me this guy. We went to see him at a small show in Denver. I remember there was a problem with the sound, so he just opted to play completely off mic in front of everybody. I remember sitting there looking up at this guy with just his guitar and being absolutely floored by hearing this song. - Jeremiah
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King Princess - 1950
My wife played this on repeat and the song grew on me quickly. I love the way the song isn’t afraid to have real dynamics, shifting from super quiet and stripped back to a big backbeat and huge sound. And the way she sings reminds me of a singer like Sia, where she has amazing chops, but can tap into such a vulnerable place like it’s effortless.. great song. - Wes
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Andrea Laszlo De Simone - Solo Un Uomo
I could talk about this entire album honestly. It's a masterpiece to me. My favorite thing about this song is how each instrument enters and exits seamlessly. To be inside a glass elevator infinitely going up and down and each floor you pass is an instrument. About midway through we finally the hear the entire cast of instruments, from the drums to the strings to all the vocals and it's just gorgeous. This music reminds me if Sufjan Stevens and Dr. Dog had a baby, and then sang in Italian. As an American, listening to Italian music can prove challenging. But, somehow not with this record. The words he chose are musical, visceral, and hit me just as hard as any other words I supposedly understand. Bravo Andrea. – Jeremiah
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Martha Wainwright - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
This song reminds me of a few important things - one is that your relationship with your parents (I’ve read this is about her father Loudon) is usually a complicated thing. And then second is that Martha sounds like she’s singing purely what’s on her mind, NOT writing it. And that takes confidence. And the last is that her voice is FIRE 🔥 - Wes
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Our friend Abe Abraham, whose song we covered “Where The Skies Are Blue," took a swing at our #ReharmonizedLumineers with Ophelia! LOVE it 🔥 #ophelia for full clip go here: https://youtu.be/-3-r-m5jmiQ


Juana Molina - Un Día
Juana Molina achieved fame as a comedy sketch artist in the 1990’s in Argentina where she is from. At the height of her popularity, she quit her job as an actress to pursue a career in music. I thought the amount of courage and fearlessness to do something like that is incalculable. This song represents that fearlessness and bravery. -Jeremiah
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We are so excited for Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Tickets on sale today. Who’s coming?! https://on.bonnaroo.com/trk/9GA


Headlining Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June! See you on The Farm 🏕 #Bonnaroo Info here: https://on.bonnaroo.com/trk/9GA

