Strange Trails
by Lord Huron

Strange Trails by Lord Huron
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-04-07
Overall rank: 5,005th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 36 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2015 (94th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (913th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,005th)

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Strange Trails is ranked as the best album by Lord Huron.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,005th | 2010s rank: 913th | 2015 rank: 94th
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2026tim0505Top 10 Music Albums of 20154/104
2026rubensTop 100 Greatest Music Albums80/10021
2026tim0505Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s45/10011
2025 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 201511/1005
2025 PatrickDTop 97 Music Albums of 201595/970
2025 KeatownrodriguezTop 30 Music Albums of 201526/301
2025henrygreen0203Top 53 Music Albums of 201535/532
2025 buzzdainerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums34/10059
2025 chisholm.mattTop 100 Greatest Music Albums37/10062
2025 chisholm.mattTop 64 Music Albums of the 2010s18/6415
2024 buzzdainerTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s19/10016
2024 buzzdainerTop 83 Music Albums of 20151/835
2024 rambleon80Top 20 Music Albums of 20155/204
2024TheKingTop 75 Music Albums of 201554/751
2023 rambleon80Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s47/10011
2020 alexgagneTop 50 Music Albums of 201529/502
2020 ledaeroTop 27 Music Albums of 201514/273
2020 samistake2iceTop 100 Music Albums of 201515/1004
2020 samistake2iceTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s62/1008
2019forzautregivoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums68/1009
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 30
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 275
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76/100 (from 36 votes)
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75/100
 
02/27/2026 23:06 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
70/100
 
02/11/2026 14:17 imimesis  Ratings distribution  2,01681/100
 
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10/12/2025 15:40 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,22836/100
 
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08/27/2025 17:12 tim0505  Ratings distribution  4,36382/100
 
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08/08/2025 12:32 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,72470/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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From 08/28/2021 17:23 | #272976
The first time I listened to Strange Trails back in 2015, I could have sworn I'd heard every song on it before, and even felt like I could have sung along. That's how immediately agreeable this indie folk album is. Sometimes an album that's so familiar has a tendency to lose its appeal quickly, since it might be based on a formulaic approach, or on well-worn melodies and tropes. I can't deny that there's something of a middle-of-the-road feel to Ben Schneider's pacing, melodies, and lyrics. At the same time, I think he hones those qualities to such perfection that the album as a whole feels fresh, exciting, and immediate, even after many listens. There's such an evocative quality of these lines from "Meet Me in the Woods" that reminds me of cool summer nights and young love: "I have seen what the darkness does / Say goodbye to who I was / I ain't never been away so long / Don't look back, those days are gone / Follow me into the endless night / I can bring your fears to life / Show me yours and I'll show you mine / Meet me in the woods tonight."
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95/100
From 10/30/2015 00:44 | #152256
Love this album. I was drawn in at the record store by the cover, not knowing a thing about the band. I liked it from the first listen which is so great when you take a line on an unknown record. It's a consistent album and a great relaxed listen from start to finish.
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