LA’s Lord Huron invite you to stare into the abyss this spring with the release of their third full-length album, Vide Noir, out April 20th. The first work for their new partnership with Whispering Pines / Polydor Records, Vide Noir follows 2015’s critically lauded Strange Trails.
In a preview of the new album, the songs Ancient Names (Part I) & Ancient Names (Part II) are available now. Check out Ancient Names (Part II) below!
Vide Noir was written and recorded over the past two years at Lord Huron’s Los Angeles studio and informal clubhouse, Whispering Pines. The album was mixed by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips/MGMT) and engineered by Sonny DiPerri (Portugal. The Man, Animal Collective).
Singer, songwriter and producer Ben Schneider found inspiration wandering restlessly through his adopted home of LA at night:
‘My nighttime drives ranged all over the city—across the twinkling grid of the valley, into the creeping shadows of the foothills, through downtown’s neon canyons and way out to the darksome ocean. I started imagining Vide Noir as an epic odyssey through the city, across dimensions, and out into the cosmos. A journey along the spectrum of human experience. A search for meaning amidst the cold indifference of The Universe,’ he says.
As a true multi-media artist, Schneider has once again created an adorned world to inhabit within Vide Noir: the album will be accompanied by a wealth of imagery, videos and immersive experiences crafted to expand upon its narratives and themes. This builds on Schneider’s past work, which used videos, a comic book, a choose-your-own-adventure hotline and assorted Easter eggs as means of deepening the listener experience.
Originally a musical and visual solo project by Michigan-native-turned-Angeleno Schneider, Lord Huron now includes members Mark Barry (percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass) and Tom Renaud (guitar). After a pair of independent EPs, Lord Huron released two full-length albums Lonesome Dreams (2012) and Strange Trails (2015) on IAMSOUND Records, followed by extensive touring and prestigious festival appearances both stateside and abroad. After appearing in the hit Netflix show 13 Reasons Why the band’s song The Night We Met (from Strange Trails) was officially certified Platinum in January 2018.
Having just completed a UK run of dates and how headed to Europe, Lord Huron will embark on a headline tour of the U.S. beginning April 20th in Grand Rapids, MI. The tour will take the band to some of the largest venues they’ve ever played (including Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre and New York City’s Beacon Theatre) before wrapping up in Seattle on June 7th. Fan presale begins this Tuesday, January 30th, with the public on-sale taking place on Friday, February 2nd. Every pair of tickets ordered for the headline tour will include a copy of Vide Noir.
LORD HURON TOUR DATES
January 29—Paris, France—Le Trabendo
January 30—Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg—Rockhal
January 31—Utrecht, Netherlands—TivoliVredenburg
February 1—Borgerhout, Belgium—TRIX Centrum voor Muziek
February 3—Copenhagen, Denmark—VEGA Musikkens Hus, Store Vega (Main Hall)
February 4—Oslo, Norway—Rockefeller
February 5—Stockholm, Sweden—Kägelbanan Södra Teatern
March 24—Tempe, AZ—Innings Festival
April 20—Grand Rapids, MI—20 Monroe Live
April 21—Chicago, IL— Riviera Theatre
April 22—St. Paul, MN—The Palace Theatre
April 23— Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theatre
April 25—Kansas City, MO—The Truman
April 26—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue
April 27—Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Theater
April 28-29—Cincinnati, OH—Homecoming Festival
April 30—Boston, MA— House of Blues
May 1—Philadelphia, PA—Electric Factory
May 3—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
May 4—Washington, DC—The Anthem
May 4-6—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival
June 1—San Diego, CA—House of Blues
June 2—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre
June 3—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater
June 5—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
June 7—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre
June 15-June 17—Dover, DE—Firefly Festival