One Day as a Lion is the debut EP by One Day as a Lion, the musical duo consisting of Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha on vocals/keyboard and Jon Theodore, formerly of The Mars Volta, on drums. The mixing for the album was done by Mario C.
One Day as a Lion EP | |
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EP by | |
Released | July 18, 2008 |
Genre | Rap rock |
Length | 20:20 |
Label | Anti- |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Billboard | (favourable)[2] |
Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
The Skinny | [5] |
On July 16 the track "Wild International" was made available to stream on the band's MySpace page.[6] It was also premiered by Los Angeles radio station KROQ as well as Australian radio station Triple J.[6] The EP was released on July 18, 2008, in Australia and July 22, 2008, in the US.
Commercial performance
editOne Day as a Lion's eponymous EP placed at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in its first week.[7]
Track listing
edit- "Wild International" – 3:47
- "Ocean View" – 4:07
- "Last Letter" – 3:58
- "If You Fear Dying" – 3:57
- "One Day as a Lion" – 4:25
Personnel
edit- Zack de la Rocha – vocals, keyboards
- Jon Theodore – drums
Charts
editChart (2008) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 56 |
US Billboard 200 | 28 |
US Top Independent Albums | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Skinny review
- ^ a b "One Day as a Lion's MySpace Page". Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080817082637/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=816353
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
External links
edit- One Day as a Lion official website