A New York City-based duo with a simultaneously left-of-center and slightly retro spin on R&B;, Lion Babe consists of vocalist Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman. The two met at a party, when Hervey, the daughter of Vanessa Williams, overheard tracks Goodman, aka Astro Raw, had created and struck up a conversation with him. The first song they made together, "Treat Me Like Fire," was uploaded to Soundcloud in November 2012, and they were subsequently snapped up by Polydor (in the U.K.) and Interscope (in the U.S.). Lion Babe resurfaced in December 2014 with a self-titled four-track EP that featured "Treat Me Like Fire," as well as "Jump Hi," a strutting number on which Childish Gambino made an appearance. An album with production input from Pharrell Williams and Dave Sitek, among others, was expected in 2015.
New York-based duo whose spin on R&B; is simultaneously left of center and retro.
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