Lord Huron is Ben Schneider's Los Angeles indie folk project, formed in 2010 and named for Lake Huron in his native Michigan. Strange Trails (2015) — home to The Night We Met, made ubiquitous by 13 Reasons Why — is the natural starting point, with Long Lost (2021) close behind. Explore Lord Huron vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Lord Huron formed in Los Angeles in 2010 around Ben Schneider, originally from Michigan. The band's name references Lake Huron in Schneider's home state. The full band lineup developed across the early 2010s. They signed with Iamsound for Lonesome Dreams (2012) and moved to Republic Records for subsequent releases. The 2015 song The Night We Met from Strange Trails became viral after its placement in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why (2017) - reaching number two billion+ Spotify streams. The band has continued releasing material across multiple decades.
Lord Huron's sound combines indie folk, indie rock, americana, folk rock, alternative country, and dream pop with Schneider's distinctive reverb-heavy vocal delivery, atmospheric production, and lyrical content drawing on Western, mystical, and adventurous themes alongside contemporary indie folk traditions.
Iamsound, Whispering Pines, and Republic pressings of the Lord Huron catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Lord Huron typically start with Strange Trails (2015) or Long Lost (2021).
