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Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Lording it
It seems that just lately barely a week goes by without a new band (or new to me) parading their wares coquettishly, who then proceed to inject themselves directly under my skin (in a nice way). One such outfit is Lord Huron. Hailing from Los Angeles they are, I don't mind telling you, currently taking up all my bandwidth. I shan't even bother pigeonholing them as it's all but pointless. (Who even knows what an indie/folk/country/rock/surf band emoting new age cinematic soundscapes is meant to sound like?) All you need to know is they make a wonderful noise. Footnote - I've just seen that they're coming to the UK later in the year. 2024's diary is filling up fast.
Good, isn't it? I had to do a double take when I was looking thru their back catalogue on Spotify - seems that a song of theirs, 'The Night We Met', has had, wait for it (I'm now giving you the stats as of right now) 1,747,181,205 streams. That's one billion, 700 odd million! Turns out it was used on a Netflix series. Talk about product placement.
Cast your mind back C - you once bumped into Lord Huron over at my place. I must admit that when I initially started digging I thought it might've been 5 or 6 years ago that I was banging on about these guys, but 11...... gasp! Good to see that they're still sounding great. https://unthoughtofthoughsomehow.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-new-year.html
Oooh, that's gorgeous, so lush, love that cinematic arrangement. Had never heard / heard of them so will be checking out more - thank you.
ReplyDeleteGood, isn't it? I had to do a double take when I was looking thru their back catalogue on Spotify - seems that a song of theirs, 'The Night We Met', has had, wait for it (I'm now giving you the stats as of right now) 1,747,181,205 streams. That's one billion, 700 odd million! Turns out it was used on a Netflix series. Talk about product placement.
DeleteCast your mind back C - you once bumped into Lord Huron over at my place. I must admit that when I initially started digging I thought it might've been 5 or 6 years ago that I was banging on about these guys, but 11...... gasp! Good to see that they're still sounding great. https://unthoughtofthoughsomehow.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-new-year.html
ReplyDeleteAs ever, TS, I am but standing on the shoulders of giants.
DeleteWow, TS - your finger is firmly on the pulse. Thanks for the reminder, and another good tune!
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