Video: Andy Samberg rips the Lumineers as rip-off artists at Independent Spirit Awards

Last week, our Backbeat blog played Hater v. Homer with Denver's own Lumineers -- and at this weekend's Independent Spirit Awards, host Andy Samberg did likewise. "Those Silver Linings Playbook ads are on so much, you can't avoid them," he said in his opening monologue. "With that Lumineers song? So...
By Michael Roberts
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Last week, our Backbeat blog played Hater v. Homer with Denver’s own Lumineers — and at this weekend’s Independent Spirit Awards, host Andy Samberg did likewise. “Those Silver Linings Playbook ads are on so much, you can’t avoid them,” he said in his opening monologue. “With that Lumineers song? So catchy. And I’ve got to say, I like the Lumineers. They’re like Mumford & Sons….” The punchline to this last observation is that there wasn’t a punchline. Ouch!

Check out the video below: The bit starts at about the 7:45 minute mark.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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