The Lion's Roar
by First Aid Kit

The Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-01-18
Overall rank: 2,408th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 192 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (34th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (388th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,408th)

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The Lion's Roar is ranked as the best album by First Aid Kit.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,408th | 2010s rank: 388th | 2012 rank: 34th
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2026 WasinskiTop 96 Music Albums of 201227/964
2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s42/10012
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 88 Music Albums of 201284/880
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 2012 by Obscure Sound10/50 -
2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of 201214/1004
2026cicadelicMuzikalia Mejores discos internacionales de 201222/25 -
2026 TakaTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s74/1005
2026 imacgillTop Greatest Music Albums 201-30034/100 -
2026rubensTop 100 Greatest Music Albums79/10022
2026 TamthebamTop 96 Music Albums of 201243/963
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of 201252/1002
2025JohnnyoGirls Are Loud14/28 -
2025 slatsheitTop 85 Music Albums of the 2010s82/851
2025 HelsinkiSnorkelTop 100 Greatest Music Albums76/10022
2025juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 201261/1002
2025 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 2012100/1000
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 201281/1001
2025cicadelicAmazon Best Albums 201241/100 -
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 20122/1005
2025Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 201295/990
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 152
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 658
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 192 votes)
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03/04/2026 13:26 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,81183/100
 
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02/27/2026 23:24 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:25 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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11/15/2025 20:28 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,91881/100
 
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11/06/2025 18:23 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,86570/100

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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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80/100
From 09/06/2022 20:24 | #289436
Não muito inovador, mas muito bem feito. Gostoso de ouvir.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 06/01/2020 11:09 | #252643
These Swedish sisters sing so beautiful together. Also a very good live performance.
This is their best album so far, however Stay Gold is also a nice one.

Best songs: Emmylou and the title track
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Rating:  
70/100
From 10/27/2019 19:24 | #244172
And now Sarah Klang has taken over after First Aid Kit did Second and Third Aid Kits.

It's a promise! "Love In The Milky Way" is pure gold in this genre...
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Rating:  
85/100
From 07/22/2017 07:30 | #194768
Quite low rated this. Basically what Gary and buzzdainer said. Theres nothing generic about the vocal harmonies. They hit points harmony wise that it seems is only possible between siblings and in that aspect very much is reminiscent of the everlys.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 08/09/2016 15:21 | #172571
An absolutely gorgeous album full of excellent songs. You simply can't go wrong with this album. Brilliant record.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/20/2016 23:50 | #162269
One of the things that makes this Swedish Americana album such a special project is the honesty that sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg bring to their status as musical and geographical outsiders. "Emmylou," while a tribute to the musical love affair between Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, also touches on the Söderberg sisters' desire to sing Americana harmonies from their native Stockholm. Very poignant, and they pull it off brilliantly.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 11/16/2013 18:26 | #92941
Swedish charm. Irrefutable.
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From 10/23/2013 19:03 | #89006
It's woodsy folk with lush harmonies that more readily evoke Boone, North Carolina than Stockholm's suburbs.
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85/100
From 04/08/2013 13:48 | #71951
I like this a lot. I can see that it wouldn't be everyone's favorite, but its mix of joy and sadness gets me each time.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 01/14/2013 03:04 | #61450
An outstanding album. A little top heavy as the first 4 songs a very strong and there's nothing until the last track that's quite on that level. That being said, best Americana album of the year by far.
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