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When The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, Automatic<\/em>, on Feb. 14, I wrote a review<\/a> for The Michigan Daily that wasn\u2019t exactly a rave. I wrote that the album was maybe a half-formed critique on the digital age, maybe a collection of heartbreak songs or maybe just an album attempting to keep up with the rise of new folk-pop artists. I struggled to understand what Automatic<\/em> was trying to accomplish. I enjoyed their previous works, which braided stories of family, love and grief together through lyricism, but I found the new album uninteresting and lacking cohesion. Thankfully, I can\u2019t say the same about their performance on Sep. 13 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n There seemed to be a concert-attendee uniform: People in cowboy boots, flower crowns and long white skirts milled about Comerica Park. Following two different opening acts, The Backseat Lovers and Chance Pe\u00f1a, the crowd waited as the sun dipped below the Tigers sign. A duo composed of vocalist Wesley Schultz and drummer Jeremiah Fraites, The Lumineers began their show with the persistent drums of \u201cSame Old Song.\u201d Fraites wore his tried-and-true concert uniform: black pants, a white shirt, suspenders and a black fedora. He once referred to this outfit as his superhero costume<\/a> \u2014 one that helps him get into character and ease stage fright. Schultz, however, embraced Detroit and sported a Tigers jersey with his last name emblazoned across the back. With everyone in the crowd receiving a light-up bracelet, the stadium glowed with the digital colors of the Automatic<\/em> album cover: white, yellow, green, purple, red and blue stretched across the crowd. While I still don\u2019t consider \u201cSame Old Song\u201d to have their strongest lyricism, Schultz\u2019s voice was just as rich and emotion-driven live as in recording.\u00a0<\/p>\n The crowd livened with the start of \u201cFlowers in Your Hair\u201d from The Lumineers\u2019 self-titled debut album. The upper bowl shook with the thump of stomping boots as fans sang, \u201cBe in my eyes \/ And be in my heart.\u201d Schultz\u2019s voice was warm and the sounds of guitar and piano were balanced. I found the rest of the band\u2019s performance, especially that of Neyla Pekarek on the cello, to be incredibly moving live. During \u201cBig Parade,\u201d Pekarek\u2019s strings held such a pretty and vibrant quality that recording devices just couldn\u2019t catch. Throughout the show, I heard fans belt songs from old albums, like The Lumineers<\/em>, Cleopatra<\/em>, III<\/em> and even BRIGHTSIDE<\/em>, but quieted down during Automatic <\/em>tracks. The tour is called the Automatic <\/em>World Tour and celebrates their newest album, and yet, it seemed that fans only really showed up for the chance to hear older albums live. The audience was especially delighted when the beloved Tigers mascot, \u201cPaws<\/a>,\u201d bounced onstage with a tambourine and danced to \u201cOphelia.\u201d But it wasn\u2019t just radio hits like \u201cOphelia\u201d that fans responded to \u2014 it was anything from earlier albums: \u201cCharlie Boy,\u201d \u201cDonna\u201d and \u201cA.M. RADIO\u201d to name a few.<\/p>\n Out of the 26 songs The Lumineers performed, 19 weren\u2019t from Automatic<\/em>. Schultz and Fraites have been recording music since 2012, and evidently, their repertoire remains relevant to a wide audience 13 years later \u2014 that\u2019s an impressive feat. So, when Schultz paused during \u201cDead Sea\u201d and said he needed a little help from a friend to finish the song, I leaned forward and squinted at the jumbotron from the nosebleeds. The crowd exploded, screaming and cheering so loud I struggled to hear what Schultz said. A father and daughter sat to the right of me, and I heard her explain to him with a shout, \u201cIT\u2019S NOAH KAHAN!\u201d Fraites cut through the noise and said, \u201cThis man needs no introduction; this is Mr. Noah Kahan<\/a> and he\u2019s gonna help us sing this song.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n