One Day as a Lion (EP)
| One Day as a Lion EP | |
|---|---|
 | |
| EP by | |
| Released | July 18, 2008 |
| Genre | Rap rock |
| Length | 20:20 |
| Label | Anti- |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favourable)[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Skinny | [5] |
One Day as a Lion is the debut EP by One Day as a Lion, the musical duo consisting of Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha on vocals/keyboard and Jon Theodore, formerly of The Mars Volta, on drums. The mixing for the album was done by Mario C.
On July 16 the track "Wild International" was made available to stream on the band's MySpace page.[6] It was also premiered by Los Angeles radio station KROQ as well as Australian radio station Triple J.[6] The EP was released on July 18, 2008, in Australia and July 22, 2008, in the US.
Commercial performance
[edit]One Day as a Lion's eponymous EP placed at number 28 on the US Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in its first week.[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "Wild International" – 3:47
- "Ocean View" – 4:07
- "Last Letter" – 3:58
- "If You Fear Dying" – 3:57
- "One Day as a Lion" – 4:25
Personnel
[edit]- Zack de la Rocha – vocals, keyboards
- Jon Theodore – drums
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 56 |
| US Billboard 200 | 28 |
| US Top Independent Albums | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Skinny review
- ^ a b "One Day as a Lion's MySpace Page". Retrieved July 21, 2008.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080817082637/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=816353
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
External links
[edit]- One Day as a Lion official website
 | This 2008 rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This 2008 hip-hop album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |