Origins
In the spring of 2010 Schneider traveled from Los Angeles to Northern Michigan. At Lake Huron, he developed songs for the first Lord Huron EP. He named the recording, Into the Sun. Upon his return to L.A., Schneider set to work putting a band together. The first to join him was his percussion-playing childhood friend Mark. Each of the band members of band hail from Michigan.
Into The Sun and Mighty
Lord Huron released two EPs in 2010, Into the Sun and Mighty. Pop & Hiss, the LA Times Music Blog, described Mighty as "full of lush acoustic guitars and Midwestern-accented harmonies as warm as a winter fireplace, but it's the Caribbean-influenced percussion that fans Lord Huron's folk sound into flame,"and Pitchfork could only classify it as "a stylistic superball, bouncing off any wall you put around it." NPR's World Cafe wrote "the band's lush harmonies are backed by a hazy whirlpool of polyrhythmic tropical drums and folk guitars."
Despite the fact that Schneider played all of the instruments on both EPs, he has gathered a band for live performances, which have also gotten positive reviews. "The totality of the experience was like being on hand for a combination drum circle, chamber performance, and Calypso street party," wrote LA Weekly.Some of the larger shows the band has performed at include Lollapalooza (2011) and Outside Lands (2011), as well as a marathon ten shows in four days at the SXSW (2011) music festival.
Discography
EPs
Into The Sun (2010)
Mighty (2010)
Time to Run (2012)
LPs
Lonesome Dreams (2012)
Strange Trails (2015)
Vide Noir (2018)
Long Lost (2021)
La Belle Fleur Sauvage
Lord Huron Lyrics
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It grows upon the mountain in a sacred place
Up beyond the clouds, in ancient ground, so they say
And many men have died trekking up that away
Once he's gazed upon her, a man is forever changed
The bravest men return with darkened hearts and phantom pain
Ages come and go but her life goes on the same
Her colors change to mark the passing of the days
No Earthly sight can match the beauty she displays
And when I die I want her lying by my side
In my grave, in my grave
I'd give it all to love that girl
I'll be the one to pluck that fleur
I'm meant to find the place where all good things begin
To smell her scent and watch her dancing in the wind
And when I die I want her lying by my side
In my grave, in my grave
I'd give it all to love that girl
I'll be the one to pluck that fleur
I'd give it all to love that girl
I'll be the one to pluck that fleur
Lord Huron's song La Belle Fleur Sauvage speaks of an elusive flower that grows on a sacred mountain, a flower so beautiful that it can only be seen once and can never be forgotten. Men who have dared to seek and find it are forever changed. They return with darkened hearts and phantom pain, their lives impacted by the overwhelming beauty of the flower. The flower's colors change with each passing day, marking the passage of time, a reminder of the fleeting nature of life itself. The singer longs to be the one to find the flower, to smell her scent and watch her dance in the wind, to be forever changed by her beauty. He yearns for her so much that he wants her lying by his side when he dies, to take her with him into his grave.
Line by Line Meaning
What you're looking for won't be found easily
The object of your search is rare, and not easily attainable.
It grows upon the mountain in a sacred place
The object of your search can be found on a mountain in a sacred location.
Up beyond the clouds, in ancient ground, so they say
The object of your search can be found high up on the mountain, where the clouds are and in ancient ground, according to rumor.
And many men have died trekking up that away
Many people have died trying to find the object of your search by trekking up that path.
Once he's gazed upon her, a man is forever changed
After one sees the object of your search, their life is forever changed.
The bravest men return with darkened hearts and phantom pain
Even the bravest of men return from seeing the object of your search with a heavy heart and emotional pain.
Ages come and go but her life goes on the same
While many things change over time, the object of your search remains the same.
She lives to see the sun and feel the wind and drink the rain
The object of your search lives to experience the natural world around her and soak in all its beauty and wonder.
Her colors change to mark the passing of the days
The object of your search changes colors to mark the passage of time.
No Earthly sight can match the beauty she displays
There is nothing on Earth that can compete with the object of your search in terms of beauty and grandeur.
And when I die I want her lying by my side
The singer wants the object of your search to be with them in death.
I'd give it all to love that girl
The artist is willing to give up everything in order to love the object of your search.
I'll be the one to pluck that fleur
The singer is determined to be the one to find and possess the object of your search.
I'm meant to find the place where all good things begin
The singer believes they are meant to find the location where all good things originate.
To smell her scent and watch her dancing in the wind
The singer desires to experience the beauty and fragrance of the object of your search as she moves gracefully in the wind.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BEN SCHNEIDER
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