As I continue to ingratiate myself into the live music scene in LA, last Saturday night was my first show at the world-famous Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. A bunch of us OC kids pilied into a Nissan Sentra to bare witness to Michigan-cum-Los Angeles band Lord Huron.
The bands' Mighty EP and "Into The Sun" single proved incredibly blogworthy, but seemed (to me) very bedroom-centric. The Lion King score meets Fleet Foxes meets pina coladas sound intrigued me, but how was it going to translate live?
It was an evening for celebration. A good friend's birthday just passed, my friend locked picture on her documentary and I just got a job (that's right) in LA. More than you would imagine dear reader, Lord Huron's brand of tropical folkwave was just what we needed. I had a healthy amount of liquor, but lest you think this blogger was too drunk to pay close attention to the bands jubilant and synergistic performance you would be partially incorrect.
Openers, The Union Line got things off to a groovy start so that when Ben Schneider and company came onstage (theremin included) everyone was ready to be whisked away, traveling the globe with this merry band of happy raconteurs. The band, incredibly tight and focused, expanded the sound on the two Lord Huron releases. They sound majestic now, able-bodied, confident and with the Calder Quartet playing alongside, "epic" feels like an appropriate term to throw their way.
After charmingly stumbling his way through a cover of The Boss's "Nebraska," the evening ended with the self-titled track from the Mighty EP, a song that'll force you to take heed of Lord Huron. On the record it's a fun, bouncy and dynamic slice of sun-soaked pop. Live, it soars and declares itself breathlessly. What a way to end a show.
Listen:
Lord Huron-"Mighty"
Look:
Lord Huron's official site
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