Artist: Lord Huron
Album: Lonesome
Dreams
Label: IAMSOUND
Release Date: October
9th, 2012
Review by: Sean
Kayden
The aptly titled Lord Huron’s debut
album really strikes a cord with the American people. In the age we live in,
lonesome dreams are ever so apparent. “Lonesome Dreams” is a vast, ambitious,
poignant piece of music. It echoes along the borders of Fleet Foxes with its
harmonies, but they shouldn’t be restrained to just sheer comparisons. While
Lord Huron may not be completely treading new ground, they’re at least carving
their own path. It seems we’re all figuring how to do so and “Lonesome Dreams”
may just be the soundtrack that leads you down it. There is this alluring
attribute, a wistful sound that magically spans over the course of the 10-track
album. The dreariness of long days and sleepless nights are alleviated thorough
this tranquil resonance. It’s the epitome of a true American album and while
the revelations exposed may not be all that new, it doesn’t mean they are any
less true.
There
is this sort of “western” vibe implanted into the album. I can’t help but not
to envision a cavernous landscape where you’re free to roam to wherever you’d
like when listening to Lord Huron. The deep, but new age folk sound is probably
why I feel this way. The themes of immortality, impending doom, and
helplessness blues can be discovered here, but also the whimsical cheerfulness
in songs such as “Time To Run.” The record, an even keel of optimism and
perennial caution, remains embedded in the blood that pumps out the veins of this
album. Each time I listen to a song over again, I find something new, something
worth mentioning. For example, “End of the Earth,” is about taking that leap of
faith and seeing where you end up. “What good is livin' a life you've been
given, if all you do is stand in one place,” permeates through one’s soul
because it’s true and we should all believe in this statement.
“Lonesome
Dreams” arrives at the ideal time of the year. It still hums along to a buoyant
summer resonance, but also unequivocally finds itself in the melancholic autumn
season. Once again, there is this perfect balance to the album. While every
little sound, nuance, lyric, and sentiment may not work every time, the effort
alone deserves praising nonetheless. Singer-songwriter Ben Schneider, the man
behind Lord Huron, audaciously steps outside the box that everyone else
seemingly jumps into these days. With this hovering layer of hope and idealism
on “Lonesome Dreams,” it’s becomes a place where the heavy hearts, dreamers,
and un-conformists can meet and unite as one.
Grade: 8.2 out of 10
Key Tracks: “Ends of
the Earth”, “Lonesome Dreams”, “The Man Who Lives Forever”, “Brother (Last
Ride)”
Published by Mountain Views News on October 6ht, 2012
http://mtnviewsnews.com/v06/htm/n40/p09.htm
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