Latest Release
- JUL 11, 2023
- 14 Songs
- Strange Trails · 2015
- Lonesome Dreams (Bonus Track Version) · 2012
- Strange Trails · 2015
- 13 Reasons Why (Season 2) · 2018
- Strange Trails · 2015
- Long Lost · 2021
- Vide Noir · 2018
- Strange Trails · 2015
- Vide Noir · 2018
- Lonesome Dreams (Bonus Track Version) · 2012
Essential Albums
- Lord Huron is primarily the work of Michigan-native-gone-Cali Ben Schneider, who wrote and produced Strange Trails at the band’s Whispering Pines studio in Los Angeles. Initially conceived as a solo project, Lord Huron now benefits from the input of a backing trio. The sound is a mix of rustic rockers and haunted singer/songwriter–styled excursions. The Sun Records vibe of “Until the Night Turns” recalls the Memphis spirit, while “Dead Man’s Hand” feels like a tribute of sorts to Steve Earle and honest country music, despite never leaning on the usual country clichés. “Frozen Pines” is a sublime race against time.
Albums
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
Artist Playlists
- Ben Schneider and Co. embark on a musical exploration of the great outdoors.
Singles & EPs
- 2010
More To Hear
- Ben Schneider of Lord Huron on characters behind ‘Long Lost.’
- Elton John spins the G.O.O.D. Music artist, Jake Isaac, and Dawes.
About Lord Huron
By design, Lord Huron has a sound as big as the great outdoors—the band’s music brings to mind desert sunsets, snow-capped mountains, and two-lane roads cutting through the Midwestern plains. Led by Michigan native Ben Schneider, the Los Angeles-based project emerged on record in 2010, just after Fleet Foxes had rekindled the indie world's interest in harmony-drenched folk-rock. Alongside peers like Local Natives, Lord Huron took the scene’s core elements—layered voices, expansive reverb, guitar jangles, pastoral lyrics—and added memorable shout-along choruses on tracks like 2015’s triumphant “Meet Me in the Woods.” While early Lord Huron EPs sounded raw and focused on loops, thanks to Schneider’s homemade recording technique, the project grew more polished without losing its rustic charm when he assembled a full band for 2012’s Lonesome Dreams. The outfit’s cinematic qualities weren’t lost on music supervisors, either—its songs have been featured in several movies and shows, with “The Night We Met” charting globally after soundtracking a key scene of teen drama 13 Reasons Why. Still, Lord Huron’s earthy tone remains its most indelible hallmark—through the woozy psychedelia of 2018’s Vide Noir and lush, open-road fantasias of 2022’s Long Lost. Meanwhile, the band, bolstered by Schneider’s training as a visual artist, has sunk its teeth deeper into the world of film, creating the eerie, gossamer score for the 2023 indie flick The Starling Girl.
- ORIGIN
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 2010
- GENRE
- Alternative