It looks like they're only known for 'The night we met' song and it's such a shame!
The very first songs I've heard were 'The ghost on the shore' and 'Meet me in the woods'. I still listen to them with the same appreciation as in the beginning.
Their music feels very nostalgic & uplifting at the same time. They've created a unique style which can't be confused with others.
I truly recommend checking out 'Not dead yet' and 'Love me like you used to' too🫰🏻
I'd be very happy to read your review on Lord Huron if you want to share your thoughts about it!
Hi! Thanks so much for the recommendation and sorry it has taken me a little while to get around to answering it! I've left my thoughts below the break:
I have heard a little of Lord Huron. By far their most known song is The Night We Met, and I believe that is how I first came across them. Looking at their discography, I know I have also heard Ends of the Earth. From what I have heard of their work, I know that I particularly like the harmonies they often use. They evoke in me a feeling of nostalgia and safety; there is a warmth behind their music.
I am taking some time now to listen to your recommendations, and I'll leave my thoughts about them below:
The Ghost on the Shore:
From the first listen, this sounds like a song of yearning to me. There is a desperate want to stay, but something is drawing him away. Again it brings forth the nostalgia that I know Lord Huron for, a strange kind sort of nostalgia that reassures you that everything will be alright, even though you may have to leave things that you can't bear to let go of, whether that be people or places or things. Life is ever changing and you just have to take it a step at a time.
Meet Me in the Woods:
From the first lyrics, I can already tell that I am going to particularly enjoy this one. The twist of darkness that runs through the song is hand in hand with the hopeful sharing of vulnerability. It sounds to me as if it is an answer to The Ghost on the Shore; now that our protagonist has returned, he knows of the darkness that is out there and wants to share the pain in order to lessen the load.
Not Dead Yet:
A very different sound to what I have heard from Lord Huron before, but still very enjoyable. Even with the lyrics speaking of tiredness and everything ending, there is joy behind them. A strange actualised freedom to it.
Love Me Like You Used To:
This song sounds very much like a prayer. It seems to describe loosing belief for something that you've always understood to be true. The singer asks for a God to love him like he used to, how he feels his life is more difficult than it used to be, and perhaps that is through lack of faith. But he wants to witness the love before he can go back to believing, perhaps because he fell out of faith due to the difficult times at the start. Each seems to have caused the other. I suppose this could also be interpreted as being sung to someone in his life, someone who he has maybe not done the best by, but is fighting for a second chance, much like his relationship with God.
Thanks again for that recommendation. I really enjoyed taking a trip through those songs and I think I'll be taking a deeper listen and perhaps adding some into my listening rotation. I hope you enjoyed my ramblings about each one, and I urge everyone to take a listen if they have the time.
hello recommendation!! you've probably already listened to them but if not. car seat headrest. especially making a door less open
Hi! Thanks so much for sending in a recommendation, sorry it has taken me a little while to get to it! My thoughts are below the break:
I do already listen to Car Seat Headrest, and Making a Door Less Open is a fantastic album! I don't think I had taken the time to listen to it in order though, so I took the opportunity to have a listen through the album as it is presented. For me, I feel that Making a Door Less Open really captures the monotony of life and trying to break out of it. It is fun and pessimistic all tied up together (as is a lot of their work). I particularly enjoy Deadlines (Hostile) and Life Worth Missing.
Overall I think this is an album best listened to in a parked car, with heavy rain streaming down the windows (as I am writing this now, the rain has just started pouring down outside, almost as if it knew just how to set the tone). These are songs that dig their way into your heart and make a home in the hollows of your chest.
Thanks again for the recommendation. I hope you enjoyed my ramblings about the album. I urge everyone to take a listen if they have the time.
