NEW ALBUM PEP TALKS STREAMING NOW – FULL UK RELEASE JULY 5TH + WORLD TOUR & FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDING LATITUDE, JULY 20TH
Genre-blurring, Nashville trio Judah & The Lion bring their Mums centre stage in the video for their track ‘Don’t Mess With My Mama’, which is taken from their exciting new album Pep Talks,out in the UK July 5th via Cletus The Van Records/Caroline.
The band marry together a unique mix of musical styles from banjo and mandolin led alternative folk to rock, pop, country, hip hop and electronics and ‘Don’t Mess With My Mama’ is no exception. It’s a snarling, trap-addled, bass-dropping, dancefloor banger, inspired by an actual fistfight between Judah and his dad over the latter’s affairs in the middle of all the Akers family strife.
The personal theme that shapes the track and the full 17-track album Pep Talksis a reflection of Judah’s story, where during the time the band were sharing stages with heroes, touring the world and hitting new chart highs following their breakthrough album Folk Hop N’ Roll, behind the scenes his family was falling apart in a hail of alcoholism and affairs, death and divorce.
Pep Talks is an honest, sonically exciting follow-up set to see them continue their global voyage. Don’t miss Judah & The Lion in the UK this July as part of their World Tour and at Latitude Festival.
UK/EU LIVE DATES
| Pep Talks UK/EU Tour Dates July 16th– King Tut’s, Glasgow, UK 17th– Workman’s Club, Dublin, IE 19th– Oslo, London, UK 20th– Latitude Festival, UK 21st– Lollapalooza, Paris, FR 24th– Paradiso (Upstairs), Amsterdam, NL 25th– Knust, Hamburg, DE 26th– Lido, Berlin, DE 27th– Hwitans Tradgarg, Falkenberg, SE 28th– Fafangan, Stockholm, SE |
LIVE TV APPEARANCES
Today.com – https://www.today.com/video/judah-the-lion-performs-why-did-you-run-live-on-today-58707525706
NBC – https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/judah-the-lion-over-my-head/3949322
BuildSeries.com –https://www.buildseries.com/video/5ccc758110ca0458635845b1/?guccounter=2
| ALBUM ACCLAIM “…building, storming, banjos flying… the key ingredient is just – pep! There’s so much energy and velocity to these songs…” – NPR “Over an arena-sized arrangement of acoustic strums, processed vocal samples and booming electronics, frontman Judah Akers reflects on family crises and feeling like a ‘lost kid looking for a home.’” – Rolling Stone “Relatable and beautifully performed, the evocative release has no shortage of crossover appeal.” – Idolator “Who thought adding some synth and a banjo would sound so good?” – Alternative Press “…their most optimistic and hopeful record to date…” – Substream Magazine “…a pop-folk foray into yearning, loss and the pain of moving on, distilled perfectly…” – Consequence of Sound “The ability to narrate the human experience so sincerely is one few artists have mastered, but Judah hits on this state of mind, and in doing so, he breaks his own heart as well as ours.” – Ones to Watch “…couldn’t be better.” – FLOOD “Ripe with emotions and vulnerability… the song offers a more textured sound than we’ve heard from Judah & the Lion before… but with the sound of the mandolin in the background, you never lose sight of the band’s beloved roots.” – Du Jour Magazine |
