Lord Huron

Lord Huron portraying the Buck Vernon Band

**Lord Huron** is an American band who frequently cover (or channel from another dimension) songs written and performed by characters in their fictional universe, such as Frankie Lou, Leigh Green, Buck Vernon, and the Phantom Riders. The band consists of Ben Schneider (lead vocals, guitar), Mark Barry (percussion, vocals), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin, percussion), and Tom Renaud (guitar, vocals), with supporting musicians and vocalists Misty Boyce and Brandon Walters. It was originally a solo project by Schneider, who created two EPs in 2010 before forming the band.

Schneider has a visual arts background and the body of media Lord Huron produces ranges from music and visual art, to video and film, comic book concepts and fictional novels, as well as alternate reality game elements. Schneider has said in an interview: "if you want to enjoy the music, that’s cool. But there are all these other elements that you can kind of dig deeper and get into if you’re so inclined. Beyond music, there’s art to look at, there’s videos to watch, there’s other ways to engage and live inside universe if you can."

Their albums have broad and sometimes intertwined story arcs, which are "intended to be fragmentary, non-chronological and in some ways confounding." *Lonesome Dreams* and *Strange Trails* "exist within the same world, but they are separated by time, location and different characters."  On *Strange Trails*, *Vide Noir*, and *Long Lost* there are some characters who are present for more than one album.

## Description and appearances in-universe

The band's first appearance in media is in the video for "The Stranger". They play unknown characters who are exploring a snowy environment and seem to be haunted by their dead friend.

In the videos from Lonesome Dreams era, the band members appear in films based on George Ranger Johnson's book series of the same name, chiefly as the characters Huron and Blaquefut. Other characters portrayed by the band in these videos are unnamed thus far.

For *Strange Trails*, Lord Huron appear in the "Fool for Love" music video, credited as the Buck Vernon Band. In the music video for "The World Ender," Lord Huron are on screen on the television in the Frozen Pines Motel, possibly as the Buck Vernon Band or the Phantom Riders.

*Products of the Universe*, which served as a teaser for the *Vide Noir* album, saw the band portraying unspecified characters - possibly the Buck Vernon Band in later years, given the album's focus on Vernon's narrative. The video for "Wait by the River" juxtaposes different costume and set designs, perhaps to indicate different time periods, or the band channeling the song performance from another dimension or plane of existence.

During *Alive From Whispering Pines* season 35, which began the *Long Lost* era, Lord Huron are recording in Whispering Pines Studios as themselves, observed by Tubbs Tarbell - perhaps unbeknownst to them. The video for "Not Dead Yet" shows the band performing the song, mirroring a past performance or perhaps channeling the ghosts of the Phantom Riders. Similarly, they portray many of the characters seen in *Alive From Whispering Pines* and videos in this era, albeit with obscured faces affected by Time's blur. Ben Schneider also appears in the videos for "I Lied" and "Your Other Life"/"Ton Autre Vie" as himself, but potentially also as Donny Franks.

In the *Vide Noir* film, members of Lord Huron portray the Phantom Riders and session musicians at Whispering Pines Studios.

## Music

*Track listings reflect vinyl releases. For further information, see individual album entries.*
### *Into the Sun*

Label: Whispering Pines Studios
Catalog Number: Unknown
Format: Vinly, EP, CD, Digital
Country: US
Released: 2010, 2013
Genre: Folk, Indie
**Tracklist**

 2
 3

*\*Mighty and Into the Sun were also released in 2013 as a Double EP*
### *Mighty*

Label: Whispering Pines Studios, Linian Music
Catalog Number: Unknown
Format: Vinyl\*, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, CD, Digital
Country: US
Released: 2010, 2013
Genre: Folk, Indie
**Tracklist**

 2
 2

*\*Mighty and Into the Sun were also released in 2013 as a Double EP*
### *Lonesome Dreams*

Label: Whispering Pines Studios
Catalog Number: Unknown
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, CD, Digital
Country: US, UK
Released: 2012
Genre: Rock, Folk, Indie
**Tracklist**

Setting Sun\* \*\*

The Stranger\*

When Will I See You Again\*\*

Son of a Gun\*\*

*\*US CD & digital edition bonus tracks*

*\*\*UK CD edition bonus tracks*
### *Strange Trails*

Label: Whispering Pines Studios, Iamsound Records
Catalog Number: Unknown
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, CD, Digital
Country: US, UK
Released: 2015
Genre: Indie, Rockabilly, Country
**Tracklist**

### *Vide Noir*

Label: Whispering Pines Studios, Republic Records
Catalog Number: Unknown
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, CD, Digital
Country: US, UK
Released: 2018
Genre: Rock, Psychedelic
**Tracklist**

### *Long Lost*

*-Album went Pine*
Label: Whispering Pines Studios, Republic Records
Catalog Number: WP-0129
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, CD, Cassette, Digital
Country: US
Released: 2021
Genre: Rock, Folk, Country
**Tracklist**

Your Other Life\*

Ton Autre Vie (feat. Sara Dugas)\*
*\*Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks*
## Sources

1. ↑ MTV interview”
2. ↑ W2O interview
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vice interview
4. ↑ MTV interview, Ben Schneider:“I imagine the albums exist in the same world, but it’s a different time, different characters and a different place.”
5. ↑ Lord Huron Fanclub Facebook Q&A Ben Schneider: "Every Lord Huron album exists in the same universe, though it might take a dimensional portal to get between them. The connections aren’t always linear or direct, but characters may re-emerge at any time. Many characters (including the performers mentioned earlier) from Strange Trails appear in the stories of Vide Noir."