Judah & the Lion

Judah & the Lion

Judah & the Lion performing in 2017
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genres
Years active 2011 (2011)–present[1]
Labels Independent
Website judahandthelion.com
Members Judah Akers
Brian Macdonald
Nate Zuercher
Spencer Cross
Dylan Oglesby
Daniel Weatherby
Past members Martin Persner
Simon Soderberg "For "Stockholm" Only"

Judah & the Lion is an American alternative band from Nashville, Tennessee, that started in 2011. Their latest release is Folk Hop 'N Roll Deluxe (2017). The band is made up of Judah Akers, Brian Macdonald, Nate Zuercher, Spencer Cross, Dylan Oglesby, and Daniel Weatherby

Music

The band started playing in 2011, playing mostly Christian music. Their debut EP First Fruits was themed around worship. The album was composed of blended folk and bluegrass styles.[4]

Judah & the Lion released their first EP, Sweet Tennessee, on April 16, 2013, and it charted on the Billboard charts on May 4, 2013. The placements were at No. 2 on the Bluegrass Albums, No. 9 on the Heatseekers Albums, and at No. 15 on the Folk Albums.[5][6] This album was more secular than First Fruits.

Judah & the Lion released their debut full-length studio album, Kids These Days, on September 9, 2014; it entered Billboard's Heatseekers chart at No. 2 and the Folk Albums chart at No. 4 its first week out. The album garnered the No. 1 spot for Heatseekers in both the South Atlantic and South Central regions and the No. 4 spot for Heatseekers in East North Central, Mountain, and West North Central regions. In addition, Kids These Days entered several other Billboard charts, and their song "Kickin' da Leaves" accumulated more than one hundred thousand streams since the September 9 release and made Spotify's VIRAL 50 Chart alongside Meghan Trainor, Fall Out Boy, Betty Who, and Karen O among others.

The band released their second studio album, Folk Hop 'N Roll, on March 4, 2016. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, No. 7 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart, and No. 17 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

In December 2016/January 2017, Judah & the Lion's single, "Take It All Back", reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart for three consecutive weeks.[7]

The band has toured nationally, including appearing with Twenty One Pilots on their Emotional Roadshow tour from January to March 2017.[8] They began a U.S. headline tour directly afterwards.

On March 17, 2017, the band released Folk Hop 'N' Roll Deluxe, which includes four new tracks and a special string quartet arrangement of "Take It All Back."

Members

Current members[1]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Blue		 US
Folk		 US
Heat		 US
Alt
Sweet Tennessee - EP 2[5] 15[6] 9[5] —
Kids These Days
  • Released: September 9, 2014
  • Label: Good Time Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 4[9] 2[10] —
Folk Hop 'N Roll
  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Label: Cletus the Van Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 — 7[11] 2[11] 4[11]
Folk Hop 'N Roll Deluxe
  • Released: March 17, 2017
  • Label: Cletus the Van Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 — — — —

Singles

List of singles, with showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Alt.
[12]		 US
Rock
[12]
"Rich Kids" 2014 — — Kids These Days
"Mason-Dixon Line" — —
"Graffiti Dreams" 2016 — — Folk Hop 'N Roll
"Take It All Back" 1 10
"Suit and Jacket" 2017 11 42
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Judah & the Lion (December 12, 2011). "Judah & the Lion - About". Facebook. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ Ruehl, Kim (July 2, 2013). "ABOUT TO BREAK: Judah and the Lion". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Hamm, Josh (April 26, 2013). "Judah & The Lion - Sweet Tennessee". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Judah & the Lion". Spotify. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  5. 1 2 3 Allmusic (2013). "Sweet Tennessee - Judah & the Lion : Awards". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Billboard.biz (May 4, 2013). "Folk Albums : May 4, 2013". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Judah & the Lion Roar to First Alternative Songs No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/judahandthelion/status/805789471979556864
  9. ↑ "Folk Music: Top Folk Albums | Billboard: Sep 27, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Heatseeker Albums : Sep 27, 2014 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  11. 1 2 3 "Folk Hop n' Roll - Judah & the Lion | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. 1 2 "Judah & The Lion – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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