Nashville, Tennessee-based Americana-folk group Judah and the Lion was founded in 2011. In 2013, they independently released the EP "Sweet Tennessee," which was commercially successful and charted on multiple Billboard lists. Judah Akers, Brian Macdonald, and Nate Zuercher make up the band. On April 16, 2013, the band released "Sweet Tennessee," and on May 4, 2013, it debuted on the Billboard charts, peaking at positions 2 for bluegrass albums, 9 for Heatseekers albums, and 15 for folk albums. On September 9, 2014, Judah and the Lion released their first full-length studio album, "Kids These Days," and in its first week, it debuted at number 2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and number 4 on the Folk Albums chart. Heatseekers' album debuted at number one in the South Atlantic and South Central areas, as well as at number four in the East North Central, Mountain, and West North Central regions. Additionally, "Kids These Days" debuted on a number of other Billboard charts, and their song "Kickin' da Leaves" from the new album, which debuted on September 9th, amassed over 100,000 streams and was included in Spotify's VIRAL 50 Chart alongside Meghan Trainor, Fall Out Boy, Betty Who, Karen O, and other artists, also reached this position. Their third album, "Folk Hop 'N Roll," landed at number two on the Heatseekers chart. USA Today, Garden and Gun, Consequence of Sound, Slant News, Paste Magazine, AOL, Bluegrass Situation, Beyond the Stage, Mix Magazine, Nashville Lifestyle, The Tennessean, Relix Magazine, Blue Ridge Outdoors, and other publications covered the band and the CD extensively..

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