Lonesome Dreams, the first full-length album from rising LA-based band Lord Huron, will be released October 9th on the independent label IAMSOUND Records. NPR First Listen is streaming Lonesome Dreams in full all this week praising the debut as “…wide-open and ambitious, but also giddy and unpredictable.”
Lonesome Dreams | NPR Premiere
The first single off the new release, “Time to Run” recently premiered on Pitchfork and the video for the track premiered on NPR Music. Lord Huron toured extensively throughout 2011, including stops at SXSW, Outside Lands and Lollapalooza, while continuing to develop their live performances. The band is currently on a national tour that concludes in Los Angeles on November 2nd at The Echo. Full tour dates are below.
Lord Huron is a musical and visual project created by lead-singer and Michigan native-turned-Angeleno Ben Schneider. Originally a solo project by Schneider under the alter ego Lord Huron, collaborators now include Mark Barry (percussion, vocals), Miguel Briseno (bass, percussion), Brett Farkas (guitar, vocals) and Tom Renaud (guitar, vocals). Lonesome Dreams follows the band’s 2010 release of The Mighty EP, which was met with praise by NPR, Pitchfork, and The Los Angeles Times.
Lord Huron Tour Dates:
October 2 Denton, TX Dan’s Silverleaf
October 3 Austin, TX Stubb’s BBQ
October 5 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
October 6 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
October 7 Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage
October 8 Philadelphia, PA Kungfu Necktie
October 9 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
October 11 Allston, MA Great Scott
October 12 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands Gallery
October 13 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
October 15 Chicago, IL Schubas
October 16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
October 18 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
October 19 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
October 20 Boise, ID Neurolux
October 21 Seattle, WA Barboza
October 22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
October 24 San Francisco, CA The Independent
November 1 San Diego, CA Casbah
November 2 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
“Gut-level, emotive songwriting that hits directly and honestly.” -Pitchfork
“What sets the project apart is the level of their craft and the feeling of travel and discovery in the lyrics and sound.” -LA Weekly
“Best of What’s Next” -Paste