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| Play | 1. The Lion's Roar | 5:07 | $0.99 |  |
| Play | 2. Emmylou | 4:18 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 3. In The Hearts Of Men | 4:13 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 4. Blue | 3:12 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 5. This Old Routine | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 6. To A Poet | 5:44 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 7. I Found A Way | 4:13 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 8. Dance To Another Tune | 4:50 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 9. New Year's Eve | 3:07 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 10. King Of The World | 3:38 | $0.99 | |
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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".
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".
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Lion's Roar
First Aid Kit is a surprise to me. I purchased the album when I was buying a birthday present for my daughter. Read more
Published 12 hours ago by Donald J. Smith
If Fleet Foxes were Swedish and female
First Aid Kit consists of a duo, sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, who hail from Sweden. The band's ascent in the indie-folk universe has been pretty amazing. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Paul Allaer
Thirty-something year-old listening to "First Aid Kit" at Urban...
First Aid Kit is not the first band that I just had to ask an Urban Outfitter staff if they knew what was playing. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Y. La
Love this album
I first heard these sisters on NPR in January, and I have been in love ever since. Give them a try! Read more
Published 21 days ago by Robin
Could listen to this all day.
These young artists are so vocally and lyrically talented. They were born in the wrong era, as their authentic sound takes one back to the sixties or seventies - very cool and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lorin
Swedish authentic
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
Sweden. A country that offers the worst and best of mankind. A country that gives us the artificial fakeness of Abba, Ace of Base and Ikea but... Read more
Sweden. A country that offers the worst and best of mankind. A country that gives us the artificial fakeness of Abba, Ace of Base and Ikea but... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Buisman
Terrific Album
This album is pretty fantastic. Not too country, not too rock, a perfect mix to create a unique and pleasant sound. Lyrically, very talented young women. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anthony DeVoe
Swedish Smorgasbord of Musical Excellence
This is the second glorious album from Swedish sisters Klara and Johana Soderberg (and Benkt plus Mattias Bercqvist great names by the way) and a `difficult second album' this most... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tommy D
Love it
I was attracted by Emmylou, fell in love with The Lion's Roar (especially the videos - YouTube them), but was surprised how deep the whole CD is. Almost every song. Read more
Published 2 months ago by WillCall
loved it
This was definitely one of those albums that gets stuck playing in my car. I think I listened to it a week straight when I first got it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Elder
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