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MojoFeb 6, 2013It sounds like the soundtrack to an odd dream about a Western film. [Mar 2013, p.96]
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Jan 22, 2013A patchy debut effort.
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Oct 31, 2012Lonesome Dreams emerges, a bit shadowy to be sure, as a record about returning home from the elemental, stylistic and genre wilds. It is a meditation as much about oikos as odyssey.
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Oct 26, 2012Even with the cultural grandiosity described here, in many ways, Lord Huron's music is pretty standard Americana fair: catchy twang through a hazy lens.
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Oct 9, 2012Lonesome Dreams' instant knock of familiarity will prove comforting for some, but it gives these tracks something of a plug-and-play feel. Many songs are dramatically assembled, and all of them move, but when they move in pretty much the same ways as another, spryer band, it's that much harder to get caught up in their attendant drama.
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Oct 9, 2012While it's a pleasant enough listen, the entire album falls short of the potential opulence hinted at by its best tracks.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 19
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Mixed: 0 out of 19
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Negative: 2 out of 19
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