Long Lost (album)

Long Lost
Studio album by
Lord Huron
ReleasedMay 21, 2021
Studio
Genre
Length58:13
Label
ProducerBen Schneider
Lord Huron chronology
Vide Noir
(2018) 		Long Lost
(2021) 		Music for The Starling Girl
(2023)
Singles from Long Lost
  1. "Not Dead Yet"
    Released: February 19, 2021
  2. "Mine Forever"
    Released: March 19, 2021
  3. "Long Lost"
    Released: April 16, 2021
  4. "I Lied"
    Released: April 30, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[6]
Metacritic88/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[8]
Gigwise[9]
God Is in the TV9/10[5]
The Independent[4]
Mojo[10]
musicOMH[11]
Spectrum Culture[12]
The Spill Magazine[13]
Sputnikmusic5/5[3]
Uncut8/10[14]

Long Lost is the fourth studio album by American indie folk band Lord Huron. It was released on May 21, 2021, by Republic Records. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics who praised its poetic lyricism, somber production & refined vocal harmonies.

Release and promotion

In December 2020, the band announced a collection of live-streamed shows entitled Alive from Whispering Pines.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Schneider.

No.TitleLength
1."The Moon Doesn't Mind"1:10
2."Mine Forever"4:48
3."(One Helluva Performer)"0:21
4."Love Me Like You Used To"3:40
5."Meet Me in the City"3:54
6."(Sing for Us Tonight)"0:04
7."Long Lost"4:44
8."Twenty Long Years"4:50
9."Drops in the Lake"4:01
10."Where Did the Time Go"1:33
11."Not Dead Yet"2:57
12."(Deep Down Inside Ya)"0:24
13."I Lied" (with Allison Ponthier)3:54
14."At Sea"1:35
15."What Do it Mean"5:53
16."Time's Blur"14:18
Total length:58:13

Notes

  • Tracks 3, 6, and 12 are interludes, and are not included in the track list on vinyl and cassette versions of the album.
  • On physical releases, Allison Ponthier is credited as a featured vocalist in the song "I Lied".

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Lord Huron

  • Mark Barry – performance, additional production, engineering
  • Ben Schneider – performance, production, engineering, string arrangements, mixing on "Time's Blur", artwork
  • Tom Renaud – performance
  • Miguel Briseño – performance

Additional contributors

  • Brett Farkas – acoustic guitar on "Mine Forever" and "Drops in the Lake"
  • Alexis Faucomprez – lame sonore on "Drops in the Lake"
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel and lap steel on "Twenty Long Years" and "At Sea"
  • Allison Ponthier – featured vocals on "I Lied"
  • Adam Tressler – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and mandolin on "Love Me Like You Used To", "Not Dead Yet", and "What Do It Mean"
  • Brandon Walters – acoustic guitar on "Long Lost"
  • Natalie Hanna Mendoza – background vocals
  • Lia Booth – background vocals
  • Jamie Van Der Sluys – background vocals
  • Jake Tikner – background vocals
  • Gregory Fletcher – background vocals
  • Eric Byers – string arrangements
  • Erik Arvinder – conducting
  • Willem Bleeker – strings engineering
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin
  • Daniel Migdal – violin
  • Shahar Rosenthal – violin
  • Oscar Treitler – violin
  • Kristina Ebbersten – violin
  • Simona Bonfigliolil – violin
  • Conny Lindgren – violin
  • Ylva Larsdotter – violin
  • Hanna Helgegren – violin
  • Henrik Naimark – violin
  • Jannika Gustafsson – violin
  • Daniel Frankel – violin
  • Sarah Cross – violin
  • Erik Holm – viola
  • Matilda Brunström – viola
  • Riikka Repo – viola
  • Kim Hellgren – viola
  • Pär Lindqvist – viola
  • Albin Uusijärvi – viola
  • Fred Lindberg – cello
  • Amalie Stalheim – cello
  • Natalia Goldmann – cello
  • Josef Alin – cello
  • Sigrid Granit – double bass
  • Hilda Holm – flute
  • Albin Grahn – trumpet
  • Martin Schöpfer – French horn
  • Sven Andersson – saxophone
  • Wojtek Goral – saxophone
  • Ben Tolliday – additional production
  • Paul Butler – mixing on all tracks except "Time's Blur"
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Justin Schneider – jacket copy

Charts

Chart performance for Long Lost
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 77
US Billboard 200[17] 23
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

References

  1. ^ a b Long Lost (Media notes). Lord Huron. Whispering Pines Records and Republic Records. May 21, 2021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Long Lost - Lord Huron". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b SowingSeason (May 22, 2021). "Review: Lord Huron - Long Lost". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Nugent, Annabel (May 21, 2021). "Album reviews: Billie Marten – Flora Fauna, and Lord Huron – Long Lost". The Independent. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hobbs, Matt (May 24, 2021). "Lord Huron – Long Lost (Whispering Pines)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Long Lost by Lord Huron reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Long Lost by Lord Huron Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (May 24, 2021). "Review: With 'Long Lost,' Lord Huron Taps Timeless Treasures and Still Reigns Supreme". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Harbron, Lucy (May 19, 2021). "Album Review: Lord Huron – Long Lost". Gigwise. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Aizlewood, John (July 2021). "Lord Huron: Long Lost". Mojo (332): 88.
  11. ^ Murphy, John (May 26, 2021). "Lord Huron – Long Lost". musicOMH. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Paskin, Aaron (June 2, 2021). "Lord Huron: Long Lost". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Defina, Robert (May 21, 2021). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LORD HURON – LONG LOST". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Hughes, Rob (July 2021). "Lord Huron: Long Lost". Uncut (290): 30.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lord Huron – Long Lost". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "Lord Huron Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "Lord Huron Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Lord Huron Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Lord Huron Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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