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The Lion's Roar

First Aid KitMP3 Music
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

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  • Original Release Date: January 24, 2012
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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52 of 56 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars First Aid Kit - Sisters are doing it for themselves. January 24, 2012
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Once upon a time two sisters walked into a Swedish forest, one with a guitar the other looking painfully young at the age of 16 and they both sang a song. The tune in question was a spine tingling cover of Fleet Foxes "Tiger mountain peasant song" and the sisters posted a video of it on the internet. It turned into a quiet and persistent sensation having been viewed well over 2 million times. The sisters in question were Johanna Söderberg and Klara Söderberg and their band is First Aid Kit. Happily suspending the fact that they are from Sweden they produce the type of Americana which is heartfelt and passionate, Their debut album 2010s "Big Black & The Blue" was a showcase for their brilliant voices although it was if truth be told a tad downbeat, lacking in variety in some parts and the echoes of Robin Pecknold's Seattle wonders were everywhere.

On their latest album "The Lions Roar" there is a clear and determined attempt made to rock things up and give a bigger sound. The bittersweet harmonies remain firmly in place but better songs with fuller production are everywhere plus growing signs that the sisters can write a fine set of lyrics. They recently reduced Patti Smith to a tearful wreck with a stirring version of her "Dancing Barefoot", yet it is to that other female giant of music that this albums finest song is dedicated. "Emmylou" name checks the romance of Harris with her true love Gram Parsons, plus June Carter with the Man in Black. It could easily be clichéd and trite but instead it is a splendid country concoction and possibly the finest thing the sisters have done. There must be composers in Nashville thinking that a monster has been created in Stockholm that can out countrify them in every respect. The opening title track equally sees the sisters drawing from Dylan and Cash with considerable aplomb, harmonies to die for and a melody drawn from the ages in a powerful alt country ballad. Indeed the opening three songs which conclude with the "In the hearts of men" a song Neko Case would have mortgaged her house to write sees First Aid Kit barely putting a foot wrong. Further musical peaks arrive in the form of the beautiful ringing gentle ballad "Blue" (not a Joni Mitchell cover) and the wonders of the rolling "To a poet" which certainly has a Fleet Foxes tinge and is frankly all the better for it. A step change comes when the sisters truly cut loose on the last track with a rollicking hoedown entitled "King of the world". This reviewer was idly speculating that the Felice brothers who have sadly lost their mojo of late should produce a song of this quality when by happy accident some of them turn up with Conor Oberst to sing backing vocals. This serendipity is actually rather obvious when you hear this joyous song jam packed with handclaps, violins, accordions and horns (one can only hope that Ian Felice has exercised his demons since the troubling "Celebration Florida"). Finally a doff of the cap to the gorgeous strummed lament "New Years Eve" which is solid proof that First Aid Kit are maturing into an act as classy as a pair of Jimmy Choo's. Please seek this song out you will adore it.

"The Lion's Roar" is the sound of a band rapidly maturing at light speed with a talent well beyond their years. Listen to their first EP "Drunken Trees" and chart the scale of the journey to this new LP and the size of the musical leap. It's all quite remarkable and in the context of the evolving story of the Söderberg's we should warmly welcome the fact that "sisters are doing it for themselves".
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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So sweet that the pain goes down easy, like a shot of the best moonshine you ever had. This is hot and smokey, sad and bitter, painful and cathartic music sung by sisters who sound like they have been signing together for ever, which they probably have. Appalachia is the obvious touchstone for their music, but they are not making roots music like Gillian Welch--instead, they make guitar driven, harmonically rich indie pop drenched in Americana. It will be at home wherever heartbreak is known, wherever cigarettes litter the floor, wherever sad tales and hopeful tunes are known to go together. You owe it to yourself to check this out if any of this description appeals to you--these sisters are the real thing, and they absolutely thrill me. Haunting.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Second Release January 26, 2012
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After seeing the girls open for Lykke Li on her Fall tour I was highly anticipating this release. If you like Civil Wars, Gillian Welch, Fleet Foxes, Joanna Newsom, etc. then you'll love this set of folky pop songs. Some songs tend more toward the americana spectrum while others are definitely more folk-based. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) sings on the last track as well! Lovely, lovely record - can't wait until their tour!
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
I knew some of the songs were great but this is an album filled with great songs to enjoy any day.
Published 19 days ago by Johan Svensson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great record
think Joni Mitchel mixed with Simon and Garfunkel with a little Emmylou Harris.
nice heavy 180 gram record , a rare play straight through record. Read more
Published 1 month ago by john
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!
These girls sing country like I wish everyone would. Outstanding! I cannot wait to hear what they do next, I just hope it's more of the same.
Published 2 months ago by Stevie Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars Just, go to sleep.
Makes you want to curl up and die, in a good way, more than the second album. I would rather drive a forklift on sleeping pills to this album than the second one. Read more
Published 2 months ago by nanotitan
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How could I not like this product? No CD lying around, just the music I ordered, exactly when I ordered it.
Published 2 months ago by Brittany Ginaven
3.0 out of 5 stars Unroar
This product has little to do with any large cats, many of which are endangered. I find this offensive. I am also a cheetah, by the way.
Published 3 months ago by K. Blidner
5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful
A few months ago I was looking for some new music to use up an Amazon MP3 credit I had. Very happy I stumbled upon this. It's just wonderful. I just love Emmylou. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sagrawoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely incredible
After discovering these girls last Friday (5 days ago as of writing this) and buying every single one of their songs, I now have a total of 504 listens in iTunes for all of their... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars EXQUISITE.
These girls are a dream of melody and sincerity in each of their song gems. I call it indie country. Love it.
Published 3 months ago by gabe christensen
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing sound
I love this album! Somewhere between country and folk, the harmony is powerful and subtle, the voices are very fine and strong, and the songs are great classic Americana, even... Read more
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