The indie-folk quintet, The Lumineers, stepped out on the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre’s stage for their first concert in Miami on Sunday, October 20. Everything from the suspenders, plaid button downs, barefoot piano solos, and fedoras, to the vintage gold chandeliers onstage expressed their homespun folksiness.

The Denver-based band has released only one self-titled album and has already received a large amount of fame – that most indie-folk bands don’t ever experience – in a short time. Within a year, their first debut single “Ho Hey” received national buzz on social media and became an instant chart-topper. Their simplicity and vintage feel attracted fans across the nation and a majority of the shows in their first tour sold out.

It is easy to see and feel the attraction; the band made their audience feel at home. They began the night with their staccato song called Submarines, and continued with singing a majority of the songs from their self-titled album. They also sang a cover of Bob Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues, along with some new songs, one of which was an unreleased duet with Wesley Keith Schultz. Cellist Neyla Pekarek showed off her beautiful vocal skills, which fans are hoping is a sign that they’ll be hearing more of her in the band’s upcoming albums.

Being that it was a folk concert, some of the highlights were when the audience and the band sang along together. Sawmill Joe’s Ain’t Nobody’s Problem stood out as a crowd favorite. As the band’s and audience’s voices became one, there was a feeling of togetherness; the audience rocked back and forth with their arms raised high, singing as loud as they possibly could.

The band sang with humility and confidence. Their chemistry made them captivating. At times they got so into the music that bass guitarist Ben Wahamaki raised his guitar high and Wesley Keith Schultz could barely stay seated as he played his piano solo. Jeremiah Caleb Fraites lost his fedora as he paced the stage, banging a tambourine in quick a staccato to match the beat of “Ho Hey.” They played on the piano barefoot and even, at times, drummed on the metal frame that surrounded Fraites’ drum set.

Surprisingly, the band didn’t sing their chart topper until they were about 4 songs in; proving to the audience that their effort, confidence, and talent encompasses more than just one song, and is embedded throughout the album as a whole.

Lead singer Wesley Schultz went on to ask the audience to put away their cell phones, telling them that he wanted it to just be the band and them without distractions. With that, the hundreds of bright LED screens were shut off and a warm feeling came over the crowd as everyone sang along.

Before the Lumineers came on, Veteran alternative band Dr.Dog set the stage with their pshychadelic pop vibe, along with Nataniel Rateliff’s humble sound as the opening act, creating a charismatic stage presence that paved the way for The Lumineers to warm and captivate the heart of the audience that couldn’t help but sing along.