Lord Huron announce new album ft. Kazu of Blonde Redhead & Kristen Stewart, share “Looking Back”

Lord Huron have been rolling out singles this year–“Who Laughs Last” with Kristen Stewart and “Nothing I Need”–and now they announced their new album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1, along with the release of its third single, “Looking Back.” Due out July 18 via Mercury Records (pre-order), the album was self-produced by Lord Huron leader Ben Schneider, and in addition to Kristen Stewart it also features Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino (on the song “Fire Eternal”). The album title describes a Black Mirror-esque, jukebox-like machine that’s also pictured on the album cover. Ben asks, “What if you could choose your fate like choosing a song on a jukebox? What if your finger slipped and you got the B-side instead? What if you misunderstood the meaning of the dang song to begin with?”

Following the dark, propulsive, spoken word-driven “Who Laughs Last” and the gently-rollicking folk rock of “Nothing I Need,” new single “Looking Back” is a hauntingly atmospheric song with a delicate folky undercurrent that’s fueled by acoustic guitar, harp, and cello. Speaking about it, Ben says, “The weight of your past can distort your present and future, the way massive celestial objects warp the fabric of the universe. Like a bowling ball on a trampoline. This song wonders if it’s possible to let go, or if looking back is a fundamental law of existence.” Judging by the singles, it looks like we’re getting a lot of musical variety on this album and “Looking Back” is yet another great one. Check it out below.

Lord Huron also have several previously announced tour dates coming up, including their massive Madison Square Garden show on July 30 with Waxahatchee. All dates are listed below.

Tracklist
1. Looking Back
2. Bag of Bones
3. Nothing I Need
4. Is There Anybody Out There
5. Who Laughs Last (feat. Kristen Stewart)
6. The Comedian
7. Watch Me Go
8. Fire Eternal (feat. Kazu Makino)
9. It All Comes Back
10. Used To Know
11. Digging Up the Past
12. Life is Strange

Lord Huron — 2025 Tour Dates
Thu. May 22 – Reno, NV @ The Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort *
Fri. May 23 – Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden *
Sun. May 25 – Missoula, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *
Mon. May 26 – Missoula, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *
Wed. May 28 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
Thu. May 29 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
Sat. May 31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater *
Sun. June 1 – Denver, CO @ Outside Festival
Fri. July 18 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park ^
Sat. July 19 – Chicago, IL @ Fairgrounds at Salt Shed ^
Sun. July 20 – Chicago, IL @ Fairgrounds at Salt Shed ^
Tue. July 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory %
Wed. July 23 @ Milwaukee, WI Miller High Life Theatre %
Fri. July 25 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle %
Sat. July 26 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle %
Sun. July 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park %
Tue. July 29 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion #
Wed. July 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden #
Fri. Aug. 1- Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavillion at The Mann %
Sun. Aug. 3 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway %
Tue. Aug. 5 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek %
Thu. Aug. 7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors @
Fri. Aug. 8 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! Outdoor @
Sat. Aug. 9 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre @
Mon. Sept. 1 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda &
Tue. Sept. 2 – Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar &
Thu. Sept. 4 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene &
Fri. Sept. 5 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet &
Sat. Sept. 6 – Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen &
Mon. Sept. 8 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom &
Tue. Sept. 9 – Warsaw, PL @ Stodola &
Wed. Sept. 10 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer &
Thu. Sept. 11 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622 &
Sat. Sept. 13 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia &
Sun. Sept. 14 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg – Ronda &
Mon. Sept. 15 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk &
Tue. Sept. 16 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique &
Thu. Sept. 18 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon &
Fri. Sept. 19 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo &
Sat. Sept. 20 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow &
Sun. Sept. 21 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester &
Tue. Sept. 23 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall &
Wed. Sept. 24 – London, UK @ 02 Academy Brixton &
Wed. Oct. 15 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley !
Fri. Oct. 17 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center !
Sat. Oct. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena !
Sun. Oct. 19 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Pavilion !
Tue. Oct. 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center !
Thu. Oct. 23 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha !
Fri. Oct. 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena !
Sat. Oct. 15 – Independence, MO @ Cable Dahmer Arena !
Mon. Oct. 27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !
Wed. Oct. 29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall !
Thu. Oct. 30 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center $
Sat. Nov. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre $
Sun. Nov. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum $

* with Molly Lewis
^ with Indigo De Souza
% with Lee Fields
# with Waxahatchee
@ with S.G. Goodman
& with Pillow Queens
! with Kevin Morby
$ with Feist