STREAM: “Into The Sun (7″ Edit)”
MP3: “Mighty”
In the spring of 2010 Ben S. traveled easterly from Los Angeles to Northern Michigan. He spent a week at the site of his childhood retreats: the shores of Lake Huron. It was there he set to work developing a batch of songs and a week later, the first Lord Huron EP was complete. He named the recording, Into the Sun.
Upon his return to L.A., Ben set to work putting a band together. He called on his percussion-playing childhood friend Mark, who was in Nashville after performing for a time in the Caribbean. Mark swiftly packed up his drums and other gadgets and drove across country to California. The boys then recruited the rest of the Mighty Band, each of whom hails from Michigan.
Lord Huron’s music is an auditory travelogue. Evocative of many places, but tied to none in particular. Lush harmonies inspired by Calypso singers, folk traditions and the American frontier fuse with modern experimentation to create the distinctive sound.
The second EP from Lord Huron is called Mighty and it’s out via Bandcamp as of yesterday. Two of the songs from Into the Sun will be released on a 7″ via Hit City U.S.A. on November 16th.
LORD HURON
11/04 – Los Angeles, CA Hotel Cafe
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *
11/21 – Los Angeles, CA Origami Vinyl In-store 6pm
11/22 – Los Angeles, CA The Tar Pit
* = w/ Avi Buffalo
Lord Huron
Mighty EP
(Self-Released)
Street Date: Nov. 2, 2010
1. Mighty
2. Son of a Gun
3. The Stranger
4. When Will I See You Again
Lord Huron
Into The Sun 7″
(Hit City U.S.A.)
Street Date: Nov. 16, 2010
Pre-order link: http://store.hitcityusa.com/product/lord-huron-into-the-sun-7
A: Into The Sun (7″ Edit)
B: The Problem With Your Daughter
Lord Huron
Into The Sun EP
(Self-Released)
1. Into The Sun
2. The Problem With Your Daughter
3. We Went Wild
LORD HURON LINKS:
MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/lordhuron
BandCamp – http://lordhuron.bandcamp.com/
Label – http://hitcityusa.com/