Automatic (The Lumineers album)
2025 studio album by the Lumineers
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Automatic is the fifth studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers. It was released on February 14, 2025, through Dualtone Records. The album was produced by David Baron, who produced the Lumineers' previous studio album, Brightside (2022).
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| Released | February 14, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 32:34 | |||
| Label | Dualtone | |||
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Background and recording
In a press release, band member Wesley Schultz revealed that the album was recorded at the Utopia studios in Woodstock, New York "in less than a month", and further elaborated that the album will "[explore] some of the absurdities of the modern world, like the increasingly blurry line between what's real and what's not, and the variety of ways we numb ourselves while trying to combat both boredom and overstimulation."[1]
A day prior to the album's announcement, the Lumineers posted multiple images on social media that contain what fans speculated to be lyrics from the then-unannounced album over television test cards.[2]
Promotion
The lead single from Automatic, "Same Old Song", was released simultaneously with the album's announcement on January 8, 2025. It was accompanied by a music video for it directed by Anaïs LaRocca.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Same Old Song" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Asshole" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Strings" | 0:34 |
| 4. | "Automatic" | 2:58 |
| 5. | "You're All I Got" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Plasticine" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Ativan" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Keys on the Table" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Better Day" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Sunflowers" | 1:20 |
| 11. | "So Long" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 32:34 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
The Lumineers
- Wesley Schultz – lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, stomps, production
- Jeremiah Fraites – piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, drums, percussion, Rhodes, Mellotron, bass, sub-bass, programming, stomps
Additional contributors
- David Baron – production, mixing, engineering, B3, synthesizers
- Simone Felice – production, stomps, percussion, tambourine, background vocals
- Byron Isaacs – bass, upright bass, background vocals
- Megan Gould – violin, viola
- Marlon Saunders – background vocals
- Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
- Dorethea "Biti" Strauchan – background vocals
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Will Borza – mastering
- Brad Coletta – production assistance
- Renée Hikari – engineering assistance
- Stephen "Ruff" Stewart – guitar technician
- Derek Brown – drum technician
- Scott Andrews – piano technician
- Nicholas Sutton Bell – creative direction, photography
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 47 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 139 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 84 |
| Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[9] | 7 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 60 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] | 11 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 16 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 2 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] | 3 |