Judah & the Lion
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With a wildly eclectic style encompassing everything from commercial pop/rock and rootsy bluegrass to hip-hop, Judah & the Lion became one of Nashville's most diverse bands during the 2010s and 2020s. The group formed in 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, where Judah & the Lion's original members were all attending Belmont University. The musicians initially pursued an Americana-influenced sound to much success, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart with their EP Sweet Tennessee in 2013. The band's debut album, Kids These Days, followed in 2014, hitting number 4 on the US Folk Albums chart and number 34 on US Rock Albums. 2016's Folk Hop n' Roll found the musicians continuing to expand their musical reach, adding elements of hip-hop to songs like "Take It All Back." The move proved a savvy one, with "Take It All Back" reaching Number 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart and going platinum. A second single, "Suit and Jacket," peaked at number 4 and went gold. By the time Judah & the Lion released Pep Talks in 2019, the band had become a genuine mainstream act, with the album itself reaching number 18 on the Billboard 200. Revival followed in 2022, before The Process arrived in 2024, with the latter featuring "Floating in the Night," another Top 40 hit on the Alternative Airplay chart. Built around the five stages of grief, The Process also featured collaborations with K.Flay and Ruston Kelly, and was expanded later that year as The Process (Deluxe) with additional material including "New Tattoo," "Long Dark Night" and "Measure of a Man," featuring JOSEPH. After a break from releasing new material in 2025, Judah & the Lion returned in May 2026 with "Maybe the Best Is Now," followed by "Miracle" in June. Both songs previewed the duo's sixth studio album, I Am a Prism, released through Dualtone Records on August 14, 2026. Produced with Jeremy Lutito, the 12-track record found Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald looking back on the band's 15-year journey while returning to the combination of guitars, banjo, synthesizers and uplifting alternative folk-rock that had defined much of their work.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Take It All Back
- pictures by Kacey Musgraves
- Why Did You Run?
- Find Another Reason Why
- Rich Kids
- HAPPY LIFE
- Take A Walk
- Love in Me
- Twenty-Somethings
- Kickin' da Leaves
- Suit And Jacket
- Alright
- Don't Mess With My Mama
- JOYBOY
- Back's Against the Wall
- GoofBallerz
- Passion Fashion by Jon Bellion
- Green Eyes
- Family / Best Is Yet To Come
- Dance With Ya
- Insane
- Better Man
- 7000x
- i'm ok.
