Long Lost

by Lord Huron

Overview

Lord Huron's fourth full-length effort and the follow-up to 2018's Vide Noir, the aptly named Long Lost sounds trapped in amber -- nostalgia has always been a topical and stylistic throughline for the Los Angeles-based/Michigan-bred indie-folk group. A fever dream of Baroque pop and country-western twang, the 16-track set commences with the first of several interstitial pieces before launching into the opulent single "Mine Forever." Outfitted with plenty of open road imagery, lush vistas, and wet, Morricone-inspired guitar stabs, it's unabashedly retro, stunningly beautiful, and generally indicative of what follows. Peppered with interludes that run the gamut from gang vocal callbacks to spectral radio emissions, Long Lost aims for total immersion, and when consumed in a single sitting, it is undeniably transportive. The sonic touchstones of past outings remain prominent -- the snappy "Not Dead Yet" bears the hallmarks of a Lindsey Buckingham production, and the title cut is awash in dense Fleet Foxes harmonies -- but for the most part, the band's verdant, Midwestern splendor has been consumed by rolling tumbleweeds and open prairies. Except for the jocular "At Sea," an exercise in Nilsson-esque Tiki Torch exotica, Long Lost feels like it was conceived and constructed in the alternate reality of an Old West version of the Moody Blues. Agreeable yet melancholic and peppered with moments of cinematic Lynch-ian weirdness, it's the purest and most satisfying distillation of Lord Huron's pastoral folk-pop to date, and the perfect soundtrack for a road trip to nowhere. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	05/21/2021
Label:	Republic
UPC:	0602435719580

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lord Huron   Primary Artist
Sarah Dugas   Primary Artist
Allison Ponthier   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Sascha Schneider   Vocals (Background)
Fredrik Syberg   Violin
Kristina Ebbersten   Violin
Sarah Cross   Violin
Simona Bonfiglioli   Violin
Riikka Repo   Viola
Matilda Brunstrom   Viola
Henrik Naimark   Violin
Wojtek Goral   Saxophone
Sven Anderson   Saxophone
Josef Cabrales-Alin   Cello
Brandon Walters   Guitar (Acoustic)
Fred Lindberg   Cello
Jakob Koranyi   Cello
Conny Lindgren   Violin
Daniel Migdal   Violin
Adam Tressler   Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Hanna Helgegren   Violin
Daniel Frankel   Violin
Sigrid Granit   Double Bass
Shahar Rosenthal   Violin
Kim Hellgren   Viola
Ben Schneider   Vocals (Background)
Paer Lindqvist   Viola
Brett Farkas   Guitar (Acoustic)
Alexis Faucomprez   Musical Saw
Oscar Treitler   Violin
Ylva Larsdotter   Violin
Lia Booth   Vocals (Background)
Jamie Van Der Sluys   Vocals (Background)
Jake Tikner   Vocals (Background)
Hilda Holm   Flute
Greg Leisz   Pedal Steel,Lap Steel Guitar
Natalie Mendoza   Vocals (Background)
Jannika Gustafsson   Violin
Erik Holm   Viola
Albin Uusijarvi   Viola
Amalie Stalheim   Cello
Martin Schoepfer   French Horn
Albin Grahn   Trumpet
Natalia Goldmann   Cello
Greg Fletcher   Vocals (Background)
Sven Andersson   Saxophone
Erik Arvinder   Conductor,String Conductor

Technical Credits

Ben Tolliday   Additional Production,Engineer,Producer
Reuben Cohen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Eric Byers   Arranger
Willem Bleeker   Engineer
Ben Schneider   Mixing,Artwork,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Mark Barry   Engineer,Producer,Group Member,Additional Production
Miguel Briseno   Group Member
Tom Renaud   Group Member
Paul Butler   Mixing
Justin Schneider   Jacket Design