For these are the times when the Mighty walk like giants. Out of the ocean, through the darkest caves, into the most brilliant temple.
Lord Huron, L.A.’s most enigmatic purveyors of tropa-chill-psych, has whetted the appetites of eager listeners with a preview of their upcoming “Mighty” EP (along with a glimpse of its awesome cover art). It begins with the gentle lapping of water — freed from its glacial cage –against the shore of a distant soil, then a wave of reverby guitar and a swelling string section before a wordless vocal that is either a mournful moan or pleasure howl. A sober, clipped voice speaks the word “mighty” and, suddenly, we’re off! An acoustic guitar strums a plucky melody in double-times, synths gurgle below the surface and, in less than 30 seconds, it’s over, the sound washed away by the same surf that carried it to shore. Along with the evocative cover art, Lord Huron have offered only a cryptic couplet to foreshadow the release of “Mighty”: “For these are the times when the Mighty walk like giants. Out of the ocean, through the darkest caves, into the most brilliant temple.” Sounds almost evolutionary. The primordial bearded beast rising from the sea bed that spawned him to walk on land, vanquish his enemy, the serpent, and claim the transcendence of Superior spirit. Back in June, our lord appeared — seemingly out of nowhere — with the tantalizing “Into the Sun” EP. Another track, “When Will I See You Again,” was leaked on September 9 and garnered recognition from Pitchfork, among others. LH’s Benji Schneider told Rollo Grady that what began as a solo project has evolved into a genuine collaborative effort and a performing band, with an appearance scheduled for the CMJ 2010 in New York in October. (In the interest of truth, Lord Huron manager, Kiko, has asked Indycent to disclose a long-term personal relationship. Done and done.)
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