![]() And so begins “Ends Of The Earth” as a call to empty echoed earth, a call propelled forward. "Out there’s a world that calls for a girl headin’ out to the unknown" croons Schneider in a prologue to the energetic bandit narrator of “Time to Run” who’s committed an unknown crime simply because “I wanted everybody else in the world to know that / I wanted everyone to know you’re the girl for me." If the Beach Boys had been more taken by the America of the 1800s than say 1950’s youth, that might give you a picture of how tightly the harmonies are constructed, as the wide open expanse of instrumentation builds behind them. Schneider had a specific vision in mind when he set about writing the themes to this album ” When I first started working on the record, I was trying to make an anthology of old western tales. I thought it’d be interesting to look at it from that lens, so I came up with this fictional author who wrote all those stories. And that’s George Ranger Johnson.“ If his album covers and music videos are any indication, Schneider is an extremely visual artist, so the creation of a whole separate persona to take credit for his influences is only a natural extension of his work. (The music video for "Time To Run” evokes a Technicolor Western, complete with title credits and obscure language subtitles)Īt their worst, Schneider and company sound like Bon Iver decided to record For Emma, Forever Ago in the Serengeti which is not a bad thing at all. The arrangements shimmer and sparkle with a tropical tinge, a horizon not burdened by buildings but sunsets. This natural longing, this environmental escapism is central to Lord Huron’s heart. Their music is not the sounds of the urban jungle, frenetic and artificially fueled, but rather reflective of the natural sunlight, a warm enveloping sound that fills your heart with unbridled hope. Schneider is lucky to be blessed with such an emotive voice, both hopeful and world-weary, which befits many of the songs on Lord Huron’s debut like “The Ghost On The Shore” and “Brother (Last Ride)” and the expansive, sometimes droning instrumentation of this collection of songs lends a worldly flavor to the western narrative flavored lyrics. While it is an intriguing strength of the band as a whole, it also led to my disappointment with the results of “The Man Who Lives Forever” where the melody line gets lost in the Eastern flavor, where live it is dominated by intricate guitar lines and overlapping melodies. Still, Lonesome Dreams is an overwhelmingly strong debut that showcases Lord Huron’s singular vision, astounding vocal harmonies and epic melodies that are as transportive as they are expansive.I got these chords from watching them perform on KEXP. #Ghost on the shore lord huron guitar guitar full.
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