The Lion's Roar
(2012) Stay Gold
(2014) Release date 18 January 2012 Genre Indie folk | Artist First Aid Kit Producer Mike Mogis | |
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Released 18 January 2012
23 January 2012 (UK)
24 January 2012 (US) Recorded ARC Studios, Omaha, United States Length 42:46
46:16 (iTunes edition)
53:30 (special edition box set) Label Wichita (UK)
Redeye (USA) Awards Grammis Award for Pop of the Year, Grammis Award for Composer of the Year, Grammis Award for Album of the Year Indie folk albums The Big Black & The Blue, Stay Gold, I'm Wide Awake - It's Morning, Castaways and Cutouts, Beautiful Lies | ||
The Lion's Roar is the second studio album by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. It was produced by Mike Mogis and features contributions from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and The Felice Brothers. The album was released on 18 January 2012.
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Critical
The Lion's Roar received general acclaim from music journalists.
The Guardian awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that it was "a bigger, better record than their debut, rounded out with the confidence of maturity and a smooth, assured indie-country sound." musicOMH was similarly positive, stating that "this follow-up could be the album that sees them nudge the likes of Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons out of the way in order to claim a place at the top table." As with the band's previous work, critics praised Klara and Johanna's singing, with The Independent highlighting the band's "clear, characterful voices, employed in beautifully modulated, bell-like harmonies."
As of late 2012, the album holds an aggregate score of 81/100 on Metacritic which indicates universal acclaim.
The album was reissued in the form of a special edition box set on 17 September 2012, featuring additional tracks and a music-video DVD amongst other items.
Rolling Stone Magazine named the song "Emmylou" the 10th best song of 2012. At the 2013 annual Grammis Awards, the album won three awards, including album of the year, pop of the year and best album composers of the year.
Commercial
The album went straight to #1 in Sweden in its first week of release, topping the Swedish Albums Chart. It also reached #35 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold 76,759 copies in the UK as of June 2014.
Worldwide, the album has sold over 250,000 copies.
Track listing
All tracks written by Klara and Johanna Söderberg, except where noted.
Official videos
The Lion's Roar (2011) on YouTube
Emmylou (2012) on YouTube
Blue (2012) on YouTube
Wolf (2012) on YouTube
Credits
Songs
1The Lion's Roar5:07
2Emmylou4:18
3In the Hearts of Men4:13