![]() At the end of the song he say he will set out on his journey alone. He tells her that just because he's ready to die for her doesn't mean he is ready to stay: his wanderlust is too strong to remain in one place. In "Ends of the Earth," Huron describes the landscapes and adventures of the world that call out to him and asks a female character to join him. Lord Huron - Ends of the Earth (Official Music Video) Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams - "Ends of the Earth" *Bonus final track for streaming and UK CDįurther information: " Ends of the Earth" Lonesome Dreams and Strange Trails "exist within the same world, but they are separated by time, location and different characters." Songs Song It is set in "a world like ours, but compressed, enhanced, and exaggerated." A 2013 version of Johnson's website indicates the track list of the album Lonesome Dreams is the chronological order of the story, so this article is organized in that sequence.Īccording to Ben Schneider, the inspiration for Lonesome Dreams came from a trip to Indonesia, during which he took samples of gamelan music, and from evening drives through the desert in the United States. The novel series unfolds non-chronologically, following the wide-ranging adventures of several characters - chiefly Huron, Admiral Blaquefut and Helena - whose stories intertwine. The official lyrics are available in the CD and vinyl liner notes. The songs are not credited to particular characters, but the music videos and fictional novels provide some context. The events in the album follow characters from a series of adventure novels by George Ranger Johnson. While it's a pleasant enough listen, the entire album falls short of the potential opulence hinted at by its best tracks.Lonesome Dreams is Lord Huron's debut album. Unfortunately, the album is heavier on Western atmosphere and manicured harmonies than it is inspired hooks. While Lonesome Dreams paints its sound in broad, thoughtful strokes, it's at its best when the arrangements meet up with hooks. Rarely do the two worlds meet in the middle as well as they do on "Time to Run," though mellower tracks like "Ghost on the Shore" and "In the Wind" create more space for the album's softer intricacies. Schneider's affected vocals muddy the waters some as well, taking down some of the album's plentiful bright melodies with a heavy mountain-man accent. Somewhere between the feral experimentation of freak folk, the sunny polyrhythms, and the obligatory references to rocks and trees that come with soul-searching folk-informed indie rock like this, Lord Huron either sound like brilliantly happy tropical indie rock (as on "The Man Who Lives Forever") or under-produced young country (as with the hokey title track). Being of several minds like this is the crux of Lonesome Dreams. The song is beyond catchy and beyond happy, bounding along ecstatically between huge choruses, friendly verses, and experimental found sound breakdowns. However, as soon as the song fades out, "Time to Run" begins with watery field recordings of bells and washy synth tones before bursting into a jubilant slice of acoustic pop owing equal parts to Animal Collective's happy-go-lucky freaked sounds and Paul Simon's Afro-pop-borrowing optimism. The searching harmonies and overblown pondering of nature don't help. ![]() As well constructed as the song is, it follows so closely the open-ended indie folk style of Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, and the like that it comes off as a pretty blatant ripoff and little else. ![]() The album opens with "Ends of the Earth," a jaunty and triumphant song filled with imagery of rivers, mountains, and arid desertscapes. The wide-open pastoral feel of the album seems designed to calm the ongoing argument happening with Schneider's songwriting sensibilities, which seem conflicted between jubilant indie pop wanderlust and stoic traditionally structured Americana. Following two low-profile EPs, Lonesome Dreams is the debut from Michigan-born/Los Angeles-based sound sculptor Ben Schneider and his band Lord Huron.
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