Strange Trails

Currently Listening To: Fool For Love - Lord Huron 

I discovered Lord Huron from last year's Endless Love remake (for a romance movie, it wasn't that bad). A good discovery it was too, with Fleet Foxes being missing in action and all.

Now, Lord Huron is an American folk-indie band that deserves way more credit than the average American band. Sadly, their songs are way underrated and underplayed - even in America itself. Amazingly, Traxx.fm, our very own local radio station actually played their songs a few times. A step closer to exposure, I hope?

Anyways, they released their sophomore album Strange Trails a couple of months ago, but I've only just listened to it sooooo...here's an extremely delayed review of the album.

Track Listing:

01. Love Like Ghosts

02. Until The Night Turns

03. Dead Man's Hand

04. Hurricane (Johnnie's Theme) (2:46)

05. La Belle Fleur Sauvage

06. Fool For Love

07. The World Ender 

08. Meet Me In The Woods 

09. The Yawning Grave 

10. Frozen Pines 

11. Cursed 

12. Way Out There 

13. Louisa 

14. The Night We Met 

I really love the folksy, country feel of Strange Trails. Each and every song is carefully yet naturally crafted - which goes to show how talented they are actually. There is not a single bad song on the album and honestly, I don't have a favorite track in particular because the entire album itself is a masterpiece. It's just as good as their first album, Lonesome Dreams (released in 2012), which is something I've been listening to on a loop for more than a year.

It's hard to believe that both Lord Huron and Local Natives are LA based bands. I would have assumed that they're from smaller, less modern towns in America. They sound so unlike their peers, and I guess that's why they're so unknown.

Ratings: 9.5/10

Recommendations: La Belle Fleur Sauvage, Fool For Love, The World Ender, Meet Me in the Woods. The Yawning Grave.