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Lonesome Dreams

Lord Huron

Lonesome Dreams

Debut album of folk rock from the Michigan band led by Ben Schneider, likened by many to Fleet Foxes, given a belated UK release

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Play it Again Sam
UK Release date
21/01/2013
US Release date
09/10/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Something original
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    There’s no doubt about Lord Huron’s influences, but their distinctive spin on a ransacked genre makes this album stand out from the multitude of inferior copyists
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  3. 8.0 |   BBC

    Lonesome Dreams’ success lies largely in the irrefutably vaulting sweep of the music and the ineffable air of melancholy-dented redemption which it so effectively conjures
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  4. 8.0 |   Art Rocker

    Lord Huron have the depth and emotional pull to successfully escape everything to hate about the twee, formulaic approach many of their breed go down
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Springsteen meets Thoreau. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The 405

    Perfect for summer road trips
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  7. 7.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    An earnest, nuanced album of substance
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  8. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Ambitious, beguiling stuff
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  9. 5.6 |   Pitchfork

    Lonesome Dreams' instant knock of familiarity will prove comforting for some, but it gives these tracks something of a plug-and-play feel
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  10. 5.0 |   DIY

    It seems they tried their hardest, and there were certainly some memorable moments, but these were ultimately outweighed by hackneyed banality and genre-bound cliches. A patchy debut effort
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