Lord Huron In-studio

Lord Huron - Meet Me in the Woods (Live on The Current)

Lord Huron - Fool for Love (Live on The Current)

Lord Huron - The World Ender (Live on The Current)

After decompressing in his home home of Michigan, Ben Schneider moved back to Los Angeles with a handful of recorded tracks. He and his sister handed out CDs and tapes at a music festival, someone wrote about it and before Ben knew it he was convincing his childhood bandmates to move to California to pursue music together again. Lord Huron was born.

Lord Huron—comprised of Ben Schneider (guitar, vocals), Mark Barry (percussion), Miguel Briseno (bass), Tom Renaud (guitar) and Brett Farkas (guitar)—have two albums under their belt now. Their sophomore full-length release, 

, was recorded in an old abandoned studio that Ben and the band fixed up. There they listened to early rock 'n' roll music by Bo Diddley, Elvis and Buddy Holly which in turn influenced the album's sound and Ben's approach to songwriting.

"Generally I start with something that's either about me or someone close to me and kind of let it spin off into fiction," says Schneider. "There's a straighter line to the truth through fiction sometimes and I've found that to be useful in writing."

Listen to the full interview to hear host Bill DeVille chat with Ben about the comic book that's included with 

, what famous NASCAR driver is a fan of Lord Huron and what it's like performing in the First Avenue mainroom.

Gallery

Lord Huron, official site

Host

Sara Fish for MPR

Bill DeVille

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Leah Garaas

Lord Huron

After decompressing in his home state of Michigan,  Ben Schneider convinced his childhood bandmates to move to Los Angeles to record music. Together they are Lord Huron. The band stopped by The Current studio to perform live in-studio before a sold out show in First Avenue's mainroom.


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