Lord Huron brings to mind the high-lonesome sound of antecedents like the Band, Neil Young, My Morning Jacket and Fleet Foxes".

[6] After moving to Los Angeles, in 2010 Schneider formed Lord Huron as a solo project, recording a few EPs on his own and enlisting musicians to play in live shows.

[10] "It's sort of a collection of pulp fiction and we wanted the videos to kind of reflect that and have that same feel and style", Schneider said during another interview.

[14] In January 2018, several short videos with audio clips on Lord Huron's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts led to speculation of an album release.

[16] On January 26, 2018, Lord Huron released their first single from the album, a two-part song called "Ancient Names".

[20] Lord Huron performed an extended preview of Vide Noir on March 8, 2018, at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles.

On August 11, 2018, the band performed a medley of "Never Ever, When the Night is Over" and "Moonbeam" from Vide Noir on the CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions.

On March 18, 2021, the third episode of Alive from Whispering Pines concluded with the supposed title of their upcoming fourth studio album, Long Lost, as well as an expected release date of May 21, 2021.

In 2025, Lord Huron released the single "Who Laughs Last", featuring spoken word verses from actress Kristen Stewart.