The Lumineers
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The self-titled album, The Lumineers, released on April 3, 2012.
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The album debuted at no. 45 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at no. 2.
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As of 2016, the album has sold 1.7 million copies in the U.S.
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The first single, “Ho Hey,” spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, and reached no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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The cover of Billboard Magazine, December 15, 2012.
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Titled, "The Lumineers: Indie Breakthrough of the Year
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The artists have a "nostalgic" dress. The men are wearing (or holding) fedora hats, a button-up shirt, suspenders, black slacks, and boots.
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Wesley Shutlz (pictured right) states in the article, "Live, 'Ho Hey' seemed to work well in getting people's attention. I didn't know if it would work on record. I didn't want it to be a gimmick song, because it can be scary if it's the only thing people know you by. We've been happy to see that people know the whole record."