#just lions

Everything goes away. It’s hard to say I’m sorry, so for now I’ll say I made a mistake. Everything goes away. It’s hard to say forever, so I’ll see you here and there–now and again. And it’s all burning in my mind. I forget you all the time. I forget you all the time. And it’s all burning in my mind. I forget you all the time. I forget you all the time. Just not right now.

- Just Lions, Everything Goes Away

Just Lions is the Portland-based trio responsible for what is probably my favorite new road trip music, though I haven’t had a chance to test drive (ha) it yet. When you have a band with influences like Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Weezer, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles, it’s kind of difficult to go wrong. 

06.30.14

context: monday night, just lions ep release, animal themed free show.

crowd: very young, local.

bear & moose:

another local band, bear & moose, had a nice garage, beachy feel that reminds me of a harder growlers. they used lots of beachy high reverb guitar riffs with intense echoing of vocals that gave their sound a funky, 60's surfer feel.

animal eyes:

their sound was less beach and more mathematical with rock vocals. the singer's voice was very 90's/ early 2000's alternative rock for me. the screams were gruff, but in a good way, and balanced out the precise instrumentals. although their recorded stuff sounds less 90s gruff rock and more folky.

i had noticed animal eyes drew the biggest crowd of the night. once they left the stage, the crowd noticeably shrunk.

they rocked and they looked like they had a rockin' time rocking.

listen to:

pleasure hound

just lions:

so it was just lions ep release and there was excitement and celebration in the air. they gave their ep out for free, which was cool, and when i grabbed one i noticed that they all were in a hand made paper case that was painted with handwritten lyrics and song titles.

Check out our latest article:

http://www.drunkenwerewolf.com/blog/introducing-just-lions/