When We Were Lions is the debut EP by Charlie Simpson, confirmed to be followed by his first solo full-length debut album in 2011. In the live shows promoting Young Pilgrim he played 2 songs live from the EP which were "If I Hide Will You Come Looking?" and "Farmer & His Gun", which is also a bonus track and a live bonus track on the iTunes bonus tracks.[7] During his Young Pilgrim World Tour he plays "When We Were Lions" and "Farmer & His Gun" as the encore. Simpson announced in January that he is releasing a video for the track "Bullet" from the EP. Despite being released 3 years prior, the single is just a one off.
| When We Were Lions | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 25 December 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk, indie rock | |||
| Length | 17:21 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Indieoriented | (very positive)[2] |
| Sputnikmusic.com |   [3] |
| Jake Harrison | (positive)[4] |
| Melodic.net | [5] |
| Manxieash | (very positive)[6] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When We Were Lions" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "If I Hide, Will You Come Looking?" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "The Farmer & His Gun" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Bullet" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Lost" | 3:41 |
References
edit- ^ "Charlie Simpson: New Solo Record". PledgeMusic. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Indie Oriented | Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions (EP)". Indieoriented.tumblr.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Jake Harrison: Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions (album review)". 4 January 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Melodic Net - Charlie Simpson - When We Were Lions". Melodic.net. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "I was a Lion, Once". Manxieash.blogspot.com. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Charlie Simpson (charliesimo) on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2011.