Lord Huron - “The Problem With Your Daughter”
I can’t claim that I discovered this track, although I really wish I did, because I hope this gets huge. I actually stumbled upon while listening to the wonderful newWe Get By…With a Little Help mixtape, which was compiled by some brilliant mind(s) over at Dead as Digital (Link to the mixtape here). The mix is a simple but awesome idea: ask your favorite blogs to each contribute one of their favorite track from the past few months, resulting in a delicious stew of tasty tunes. The track above might just be my favorite from the whole thing.
I could speak volumes about why this song is so special to me. Could it be the pastoral guitar-lick repeated throughout, lulling you sweetly to sleep? Perhaps it’s the innocent and beautifully melancholic vocals, echoing forever as if it’s being broadcasted through a giant canyon. Or maybe it’s just the vivid imagery the song puts into my head of a young couple dancing through a never-ending field of swaying stalks of golden wheat, as the shimmering guitars and arpeggiating pianos of Lord Huron provide the soundtrack. Whatever the case, this has grabbed my attention and is not letting go anytime soon. Considering how good the rest of his latest release is (which you can snag at their Bandcamp for a mere $3), you should all be crapping your pants in anticipation for a full-length album.
