Stream: Lord Huron, ‘Fool for Love’

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Ben Schneider describes “Strange Trails,” his new album as Lord Huron, as an anthology of weird fiction with “no direct narrative connection” between this sophomore effort and 2012’s widely lauded “Lonesome Dreams.” “The stories here are separated by time, location and characters,” the L.A.-based Michigan native explains, although “many of the themes have carried over and evolved.” What has also carried over is Lord Huron’s palette of burnished Americana. If there’s a way to sound like a John Ford Western, Schneider and bandmates Mark Barry (percussion, vocals), Miguel Briseno (bass, percussion) and Tom Renaud (guitar, vocals) have it down. The new single “Fool for Love” traverses the dusty plain at a comfortable gallop, spinning a tale about man competing for a woman’s affection. “Strange Trails” is out April 7 via IAMSOUND Records.

||| Stream: “Fool for Love”

||| Live: Lord Huron plays May 16 at the Wiltern with Family of the Year.

||| Previously: “The Night We Met,” live at the Fonda, live at Coachella, “Ends of the Earth,” “Time to Run,” “When Will I See You Again”