Album Review: Lord Huron Show You A “Vide Noir”
Lord Heron create immersive, imaginative soundscapes, and do not recoil from displaying humanity’s dullness. After spending nights driving around and observing Los Angeles’s nights for its streets filled with people trying to feel fulfilled, they created Vide Noir.
Yes, I said it! Humanity can be dull, and I do not only mean in terms of intelligence but also intention. From destroying others to destroying ourselves, I have discussed this social/ music theme several times on the site, but more and more I discover its root stems from boredom which stems from a feeling that your most withdrawn is your most authentic self. If you feel that loneliness, rage, and complete melancholy is you being genuine then you are living a Vide Noir that Lord Huron is ready to stir you from.
Lord Huron – Wait by the River
Lord Huron arrange their soundscapes like they are withering trees in a dark forest, and Ben Schneider’s voice is the light cracking through lyrical branches. From “Never Ever” to “Moonbeam” it does not matter the pace or punch of guitar because the sifting ambiance is the same: reconnection. “Emerald Star”, “Back From The Edge”, and “Secret of Life” lyrically explore what it is to begin to reintegrate into a world you felt so far away from. Whether it is society or an ex, we know what it is to love someone, and feel distance from them is a reflection of your distance from yourself. Frankly, it is; perception is manifestation, and Lord Huron builds sonic worlds off this idea.
Lord Huron – When The Night Is Over
Every melody of Vide Noir feels like it should be a soundtrack on FX’s Legion. “Wait By The River”, “The Balancer’s Eye”, and “When the Night is Over” could play as David Haller’s mind warps through his own sanity and insanity while protecting his capacity to love; something Lord Huron do through their music. Schneider’s voice is like a heart pumping, pulsing, and pulping blood through songs in an attempt to transfer his self-reclusiveness into self-reverence. The result is an album the bends through fusion of rock to soften what you mean to yourself. For More Information On Lord Huron And To Buy Vide Noir On April 20 Click Here.
