Are you fans of the Grand Theft Auto series? L+T: “Treat Me Like Fire” is featured in Grand Theft Auto Five. Especially since the article focused on artists who they voiced were reshaping the genre. At that point we were pretty much constantly in studio mode, so to have a nod like that with just one track out was really cool. JH: The Paper Magazine shout-out was great! It was a perfect example of how we realized “Treat Me Like Fire” was starting to catch some heat. L+T: How did it feel when you heard Paper Magazine listed you as leaders in a new movement in R&B? After that went well, I felt he was the perfect person to try to make a song with and he encouraged me to try. Our first collaboration was a dance piece that I choreographed and Lucas scored. We met briefly in the early years of college, but became friends four years later. We both happened to be connected at the right time. He crushed it and we are excited to work with him again soon. We knew we wanted to find someone to do a verse on it and he made perfect sense since he already was a fan of the song and we knew him. We showed him “Jump Hi” unfinished when he stopped by a few months before we finished the song. After a great show, we stayed connected and have been sharing music since then.
JH: We first met Donald when he invited us to open for him along side the Cool Kids at SXSW earlier this year. L+T: How did you link up with Childish Gambino for “Jump Hi”? JH: New York, space, movement, love and dreams. L+T: What are some of the things which inspired the songs on the EP? “LION BABE” describes all that you hear on it. JH: Since it is our introduction we felt we should keep it simple. L+T: For the EP, why did you decide on the name LION BABE? JILLIAN HERVEY: The EP is an introduction into our world and our sound. Life + Times: What should we expect from the LION BABE EP? Life + Times recently chatted with LION BABE to learn more about the origins of their name, their upcoming EP and what brought them together. Bojangles” – is a mash up of retro soul, hip hop and pop and features a verse from Childish Gambino. “After that song happened, it felt right to continue and to create a band.” Their recently released follow-up single, “Jump Hi” – which samples Nina Simone’s “Mr. “‘Treat Me Like Fire’ was the first beat we made a song from,” admits Jillian. The tandem consisting of lead singer, Jillian Hervey and producer, Lucas Goodman first landed on the scene with their single, “Treat Me Like Fire.” Interestingly enough, that record happened to also be the first song the two had ever recorded together. 1, click here.On December 15th, New York-based duo, LION BABE will unleash their long-awaited self-titled debut EP. It’s a sound that The 405 described as “sonic crack.” To listen to rawmix vol. The 14-track project mixes Astro Raw’s stellar, one-of-a-kind production with his infectious, genre-defying sounds, seamlessly mixing R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk and dance. Recently, LION BABE’s Astro Raw shared his debut mixtape project, rawmix vol 1.
Last summer, the duo released the sun-kissed mixtape Sun Joint, which coincided with their first headline US tour and a string of international festival performances, including Glastonbury, ESSENCE, Afropunk, Reading & Leeds and more. That album, which was released amid a wave of acclaim and attention, featured the career-defining singles “Jump Hi” and “Treat Me Like Fire,” and found the duo collaborating with the likes of Pharrell Williams and Childish Gambino. The forthcoming project will be the first studio release from LION BABE since their 2016 debut album, Begin. Earlier this year, the band shared the first taste of the project via the funk jam “Rockets” featuring Moe Moks, which received its first look on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 program. “Hit The Ceiling” is the latest song to be offered from LION BABE’s forthcoming new project, which is set for release later in 2017. Mixing funk, soul, electronics and singer Jillian Hervey’s signature sultry vocals, the song arrives just in time for the start of Summer. Today, New York-based duo LION BABE have shared their latest song, “Hit The Ceiling.” Produced by the band’s own Astro Raw – aka Lucas Goodman – the track is LION BABE at their most essential.
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