Judah & The Lion Celebrate Transformation, Lifelong Loyalty And Radical Acceptance On New Studio Album ‘I Am A Prism’ (August 14 / Dualtone Records)

Listen To “Maybe The Best Is Now” From The 12-Song Collection Here: https://youtu.be/SNDGGbIr3Dk

“Open your eyes kid. Watch me while I transform.” With these lyrics — from the title track of their 6th studio album, I Am A Prism (out August 14 via Dualtone Records) — Judah & The Lion speak directly to younger versions of themselves, fully embracing the hard-won personal growth that defines the collection. After a trilogy of celebrated releases navigating mental health struggles, heartbreak, addiction and grief, I Am A Prism finds Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald emerging on the other side — ready to celebrate their 15-year musical journey, the community they’ve built along the way, a new chapter of fatherhood and the everyday miracles that make life meaningful.

“We use our music to propel us through hard things in life and shoot us forward into a more hopeful space,” says Macdonald. “Getting to that space isn't always easy, but we always come back better for it."

“We wanted to get back to the ‘why’ of when we first started making music together,” adds Akers. “We do it because we want to help people. That's the heart behind this. A lot of this record is trying to connect the thread between our beginnings and this point.”

There is no better example of that than “Maybe The Best Is Now” — the first preview of I Am A Prism, which is out today. A direct response to their 2019 release “Family / Best is yet to Come,” the song features the voices of fans singing along at recent live shows, reintroducing an idea they first implemented on their 2016 breakout Folk Hop n Roll. Reflecting across different stages of their life, Judah & The Lion use “Maybe The Best Is Now” to deliver a renewed sense of hope and optimism to that conversation — and, as Akers puts it, a keen awareness that “life doesn't happen to you. It happens for you.”

Listen to “Maybe The Best Is Now” here: http://judahandthelion.komi.io/ 

Pre-order I Am A Prism here: http://judahandthelion.komi.io/ 

With over 900 million streams across platforms and a #1 radio hit with “Take It All Back,” Judah & The Lion have brought their “powerful personal messages” (Billboard) from Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America across continents - and back home again, to a headlining show at Nashville’s 10,000 capacity Municipal Auditorium. On I Am A Prism, Akers and Macdonald team with Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and composer Jeremy Lutito (NEEDTOBREATHE, Michigander, Wilder Woods) and mixer Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis) to bring that fan-favorite sound to new heights.

JUDAH & THE LION - I AM A PRISM TRACKLIST 

1. I Am A Prism

2. Maybe The Best Is Now

3. Gut Punch

4. Just Enjoy The Ride

5. Gravel Roads

6. As The Crow 

7. Miracle

8. Powerless

9. Can You Relate

10. Win or Go Home

11. How To Be Loved

12. My Love Is Yours

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