Lord Huron, anyone?

Hey, there's a new album out - Vide Noir. Wasn't someone going to tell me? Guess it's my job. Just downloaded it from hdtracks, and it sounds good.

 

yeah, new songs sound good

 

Just getting into these guys, how’s the vinyl quality?

 

Liking this new album so far - definitely a different slant than the earlier two (which is good, don't want the same album over and over).

Also interested in opinions from anyone with the vinyl, when it gets released. Next week I believe?

 

Anyone get the vinyl LP get?

 

I might. If there is a copy of Strange Trails in the shop tomorrow I’m gonna get that one first.

 

A fun All Songs Considered podcast appearance to promote the new album:

Guest DJ: Lord Huron On The Songs That Shaped The Cinematic 'Vide Noir'

 

Big fan of Lord Huron's first couple of albums. Vide Noir's music doesn't do anything for me after a few listens. The production sounds more commercially accessible in a conscious manner and possibly over produced. I'm sure there are fans of this sound but in some regards it feels like Lord Huron selling out.

 

I like the songs just fine, but the mastering is not good. Ancient Names in particular sounds horribly clipped.

 

I've listened to the digital download that came with my deluxe vinyl pre-order and it suffers from serious compression to my ears. It was obvious on first listen, and confirmed on repeated listens. I'm hoping the vinyl is mastered better. I just got a shipping notification yesterday, so I'm hoping it arrives within the week.

 

Got the deluxe vinyl yesterday. It's spread out differently than the standard vinyl to fit the etching on side D. To my ears it sounds good but I haven't listened to the digital version for comparison (the DR values are not promising though). It's hard to tell how much of it is loudness compression and how much is intentional for effect, especially on the faster louder songs. The packaging is really good for the deluxe vinyl in any case, the matte jacket with the foil emerald star is really pretty.

 

I never heard of this group and there is only this thread. One of their songs made some top of 2018 lists. I had never heard of it but like the song a lot.

 

Really liked the first album. Finally got around to buying Strange Trails after listening to it numerous times over the past few years at low volumes at work and liking what I heard. Played the first record and man, it's really loud and bright. It really didn't sound warm like I was expecting it to. Very disappointed.

The material is good but I feel like there are about a dozen semi-popular indie/folk bands going now that all have too similar of a sound. I usually like them on first listen and then the reverb soaked vocals get to me and then I can't hear beyond it.

 

Vide Noir is very compressed. There's a few good tracks on it, though.

 

The CD sounds dreadful.

 

It's DR4. One track is DR2.

 

Wow, I knew it was bad. Sounds like the awful REM CDs from the past couple decades.

 

why have I not heard of this artist?

 

Lord Huron released a new album, Long Lost, today. Has an old time western sound. I’m enjoying it so far.

 

Agreed. I originally got an mp3 digital version ams the compression was horrible. So I got the cd and it was the same. Can anyone who may have gotten the HD tracks version Vide Noir speak to the quality?

 

Terrible. I only listen to it in the car.

 

Band is ruining decent material with horrible brickwall mastering. Someone needs to save them for themselves.

 

The new album is very enjoyable, after a couple of listens. Perfect for driving through the Southwest. A very nice ambient track included on it too.

 

By a strange twist of fate, while I was reading the most recent comments to this thread, SiriusXM played "Not Dead Yet" on their Spectrum channel. Great song! Here they are performing it on Jimmy Kimmel last year.
All messed up with nowhere to go
I stare at myself in the mirror alone
It's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave
But I ain't dead yet

Lord Huron - Not Dead Yet (Live on Jimmy Kimmel Live!) - YouTube

 

i just saw them on CBS Saturday Morning. Good stuff!