One of the themes of this album that really struck me was Lord Huron's departure from an idealistic view of love in what I felt were traditional "love stories" in Lonesome Dreams and Strange Trails. Previously the characters in their albums embarked on quests either with the intention to return to their lover (Lonesome Dreams) or because they were looking for love along the way (Strange Trails). The loss of a lover at the end of Strange Trails is tragic, but the love itself wasn't tarnished. Vide Noir (both the album and the film) set up a similar story but in the end Buck is left to realize that, even after completing the quest that brought his life meaning, the love he thought he shared with Lee wasn't real. In this way, I feel like Vide Noir sets up a more realistic depiction of love stories that we see in Long Lost, in which partners can lie, cheat, be jealous/possessive, or fall out of love altogether. They propose getting lost instead of questing for a person or a specific goal. Long Lost forces the audience to depart from finding meaning in love and find it instead within the self.

The greatest recording artist of the 21st century. Period.

I been waiting for a MM official lyrics book so soooo long.... I finally made a homemade MM lyrics book, because i consider them poetry. And believe me I speak three languages and MM lyrics are amongst the best of what I've heard in indie/rock music.

Imagine if Nick had been paired with Alfred Hitchcock Credit to his Mum who invented some of those chords

By some chance found myself talking Nick Drake with Richard Hawley in a Sheffield pub. I saw him live which was a rare event and I wondered why he looked at his shoes - apparently using one mike for guitar and vocals - also frequent retunes between songs … no banter … still mesmerising.

John Martyns solid air was about nick

What a beautiful, moving, video essay. Thank you and thank _you_ nick.

Beautifully done tribute. Thank you.

I actually found this album first out of all of them, I’m glad I clicked on it. I hold this album dear to my heart.

f...k the commercial "success" I love all his music, all of it.

"anti depressants" ? in the early 70s?

This album is one of their best

I forget where we were is the most underrated album of all time.. so beautiful, deep and haunting. Also the Burgh island Ep. I love his deep music, the next 3 albums didn't do it for me but I have great respect for Ben, he's so talented. ❤

Awesome that you have made this video

Sad irony that companies use something made out of desperation and misanthropic self discovery to promote a vapid, mad men ideal of keeping up with the Johnsons.

He ticks all the boxes on paper but I just don’t rate his songwriting that much.

I saw lord Huron live in 2021 and it was a transcendent experience. I understood in that moment nothing mattered, but I can still feel everything.

Looks tougher than all get out.

that poor man needed to know Jesus. The Bible has all the answers to the questions of life.

Witness millions of people responding to his music to this very day. His soul's mission accomplished I would say. Personally is always challenging and known only to the subject themselves. Yet in terms of humankind he is most definitely a shooting star. I recall someone famous is supposed to have said "forgive them father they know not what they do" ....none can follow him!

His parents were english not British Britain is not a country it is not a nationality . His parents are english not British

RIP Jeremiah Green Isaac is one of a kind

If I had to listen to ONE artist only for the rest of my life, Ben would it. He is magnificent.

Yeah, this makes the song not as good as I thought it was. 😢 I thought it was a Christian song

As a fan of lord huron, this video is a pure banger 🫶

Thank you for this great video about this beautiful song that is very dear to me. Long live life. Long live Palestine 🍉

I love that sound, I had no idea thank you for this video.

It's a brilliant album.

Singer is bon iver ❤

❤❤❤❤❤love him love love him shame he's married

I've been a fan of Ben and his music since 2015, initially enchanted not by Every Kinngdom, but the vulnerability and emotional load of I Forget Where We Were. As a fan, I have to admit to catching myself feeling slightly disappointed every time he recorded a new album, as there's a clear line between each one of them, both in lyrical themes and musical style (not to mention the issue of barely playing any of his previous music on the concerts). However, there's something magical about each of the records that makes you build strong mental associations with each of them, so now, even if I wasn't very fond of his third or fourth albums when they were initially released, I now find myself coming back to them with a strong feeling of nostalgia and awe. I'm glad Ben got to do what he loves without the "weight of the world on his shoulders", and I wish him all the best both as a fan and as a person

Thanks for this video - really good.

He never was gonna famous lol Your acting like Ben could have been the guy who once opened for him: Sam Fender. Wasn't gonna happen.

A really beautiful portrait

Omg how could you compare him to Ed sheeran 😢

I am 64y, and I listen to his music daily.

This must be the 500th potted biography of Nick Drake that has been done. Didn't listen to it. Why don't people do something original?

Frida was Jewish!

oh to hear Pink Moon for the first time again

In Dreams is one of greatest self discovery song

Found Nicks music after he had passed while I was recovering from an accident. I delved further into his life and when I found out about the amytriptan incident, which I had been prescribed for chronic pain, I immediately terminated using it, and every other medication as well. I owe him a lot for that in a sad way.

I love all this info! Still want to know what happened to his old band with India and everything

I forget where we were, best album ive heard in year's

The KZfaq/KCRW studio recording of Depth Over Distance is one of my all-time favorite tracks

I keep hearing that there's no video of Nick but I saw a short clip of him performing. He started to play and sing then fumbled, apologised and continued. All the while sitting hunched over, his face covered by his hair. He looked in abject misery. I saw the clip a few years ago and have not been able to find it again.

Thank god he didn't continue on the path of Kingdom Come because some "fans" wanted him to! Every album since has just gotten better and better! ❤

is it? is my fav

I just watched this beautiful story. It adds so much meaning to my all time favorite song. RIP Frida Kahlo. Long Live Life ❤️🙏

Gabrielle once said that she didn't know what would happen to her Mother Molly without Rodney. I think both Molly and Nick had severe depression. I also think that Joe Boyd should have never allowed Nick to perform live without an ensemble that could also switch to guitars and drums.

Nah. A lot of artists that become very popular lose heart and the thing that got them there. I wouldnt even call him unpopular, he is definitely a name that many recognise. Bens integrity makes him stand out even more and adds to his persona, and colours his legacy as someone that never sold out. Legend.