Best New Bands » Lord Huron http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 6 New Bands We Loved At Bonnaroo Days 3 & 4 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-loved-bonnaroo-days-3-4/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-loved-bonnaroo-days-3-4/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 03:08:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31374 Manchester, TN - As the second half of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’s 15th anniversary edition began on Saturday morning, neither the merciless (and gradually building) heat and humidity nor the profound, almost tangible energy emanating from the thousands of festivalgoers showed any sign of halting. Despite a dramatic increase in temperature and a severe weather threat that prompted

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  1. Lord Huron Offers Many ‘Strange Trails’ Los Angeles – Three years ago, LA band Lord Huron released their debut record Lonesome Dreams—a vast, ambitious, poignant piece of music that echoed along the borders of Fleet Foxes with its harmonies. However, the band was by far worth...
  2. Artist of the Week: Lord Huron Over the past few years, the genre of indie folk has become more prevalent and relevant in music. With bands like Band of Horses, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes and even Bon Iver defining the genre, it’s easy to see...
  3. Ben Schneider Talks Songwriting and All Things Lord Huron When I sat down with Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider, a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence, I sat in reverence of his talent. A traveled individual with a degree in painting and an...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lord-huron-expands-upon-indie-folk-roots/feed/ 0 Lord Huron Offers Many ‘Strange Trails’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/lord-huron-offers-many-strange-trails/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/lord-huron-offers-many-strange-trails/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:59:54 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23026 Los Angeles – Three years ago, LA band Lord Huron released their debut record Lonesome Dreams—a vast, ambitious, poignant piece of music that echoed along the borders of Fleet Foxes with its harmonies. However, the band was by far worth more than sheer comparisons to larger scaled bands. As the record caught on, Lord Huron

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  2. Alex Calder Cuts Some Slack With ‘Strange Dreams’ Los Angeles – While Alex Calder may be the lesser-known artist to come out of the goofball rock band Makeout Videotape, he is well on his way to carving out his own prominent space in the indie rock world.  Calder’s...
  3. Ben Schneider Talks Songwriting and All Things Lord Huron When I sat down with Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider, a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence, I sat in reverence of his talent. A traveled individual with a degree in painting and an...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/lord-huron-offers-many-strange-trails/feed/ 0 Mixtape 32: Lord Huron, Ms Mr, Fuzz And More http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-32-lord-huron-ms-mr-fuzz-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-32-lord-huron-ms-mr-fuzz-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:29:42 +0000 It was a good week for music this past few days. Kristen talked to Ben Schneider from Lord Huron, who struck her as “a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence,” and who regaled her with tales of the road, outdoors inspiration, and the history of the band. Daughn Gibson’s

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  2. Ben Schneider Talks Songwriting and All Things Lord Huron When I sat down with Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider, a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence, I sat in reverence of his talent. A traveled individual with a degree in painting and an...
  3. Lord Huron’s Melancholy Tropacalia at Echoplex I’ve been anxious to see Lord Huron ever since I saw a clip of their set at CMJ. They sounded like what would happen if Local Natives, Animal Collecive, and Paul Simon got together to write songs over drinks on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-32-lord-huron-ms-mr-fuzz-and-more/feed/ 0 Ben Schneider Talks Songwriting and All Things Lord Huron http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-schneider-talks-songwriting-and-all-things-lord-huron/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-schneider-talks-songwriting-and-all-things-lord-huron/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:32:18 +0000 When I sat down with Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider, a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence, I sat in reverence of his talent. A traveled individual with a degree in painting and an eye for nature, Schneider is a mindful individual. It would make sense then, that Lord

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-schneider-talks-songwriting-and-all-things-lord-huron/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: Lord Huron http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-lord-huron/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-lord-huron/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:24:27 +0000 Over the past few years, the genre of indie folk has become more prevalent and relevant in music. With bands like Band of Horses, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes and even Bon Iver defining the genre, it’s easy to see why so many fans have caught on to this brand of really good new music.

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-songs-of-2010/feed/ 0 Lord Huron’s Melancholy Tropacalia at Echoplex http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lord-huron-at-echoplex/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lord-huron-at-echoplex/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 I’ve been anxious to see Lord Huron ever since I saw a clip of their set at CMJ. They sounded like what would happen if Local Natives, Animal Collecive, and Paul Simon got together to write songs over drinks on a tropical island. Each song is a multilayered blend of guitars, summery beats and percussion,

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