I don't know much about Lord Huron but they've been around since the early 2010s and they are famous enough that people like Feist and Waxahatchee open for them. Basically a four-piece led by Ben Schneider who plays guitar and sings, they have a slightly folk & country vibe but more in the Gram Parsons world than, say, contemporary country. But I would also resist the urge to call them Americana, since they seem to embrace more rock and pop, bits of surf guitar, and even electronic treatments. In any case, a friend clued me into their latest (and fifth!) album The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 which came out this past summer. For a band that's been around ten years, this is a surprisingly no-filler all-killer album of tracks. One review calls its sound "like a California desert of the soul," whatever that means. There is a deep melancholia here, like Neil Young circa "On the Beach" (the song). A couple of cool guests appear on the album, including Kazu Makino from the great Blonde Redhead and the actor Kristen Stewart.
About this gorgeous song, "Looking Back" that opens the album, Ben Schneider notes:
"The weight of your past can distort your present and future, the way massive celestial objects warp the fabric of the universe like a bowling ball on a trampoline. This song wonders if it’s possible to let go, or if looking back is a fundamental law of existence."
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