BIO
Nate Flaks & Noah Longworth McGuire, the two halves of the pop-adjacent duo, Sleeping Lion, met while living down the hall from each other in Boston. Though they were initially pursuing other career paths, after a chance encounter with Halsey in early 2015, they were encouraged to break into the pop music scene. With Noah living in Rome and Nate living in New York, Sleeping Lion wrote & produced their first few songs together entirely over Skype. They debuted their first EP, Patient Creature, in 2016 which rapidly spread through social media, playlists, and music blogs.
Over the next year, Sleeping Lion would travel to Mexico and China to play live shows, and sell out several shows back in Boston (including Great Scott opening for Brasstracks, and The Red Room opening for Vesperteen).
Since their move to Los Angeles in 2017, the duo has worked with countless writers, artists & producers in hundreds of sessions, looking to build and grow with their extensive community of musician friends. This led them to dozens of cuts (Transviolet, Emilia Ali, Salem Ilese, Lizzy Land, etc.), remixes, and packed shows (including headlining Madame Siam & The Peppermint Club).
Sleeping Lion recently unveiled their EP, Different Plans, featuring singles “Balance (feat. Miette Hope)”, “Tendencies (feat. Transviolet)”, and “We’re Fine" (which included the voices of their artist friends like Yoste, Kira Kosarin, Emilia Ali, Salem Ilese, and sad alex). Different Plans is a collection of songs the duo had given up on over the years, but these songs hadn't given up on them! Amidst shifting schedules and newfound time due to the COVID-19 quarantine, Sleeping Lion revived these songs that haunted them and created Different Plans with the help of their friends & collaborators. Looking to the new year, Sleeping Lion continues to write new music for themselves & others as they cultivate their community in Los Angeles.
Sleeping Lion also hosts a podcast called Talking Lion where they chat with their artist friends and share the stories behind their songs: https://smarturl.it/Talking-Lion
"‘Windowseat’ is an internalized melodic argument…It’s impossible to listen to this song and not feel transported."
“[‘Windowseat’ is] a collaboration of kindred spirits in different places.”
“Evangelia and Sleeping Lion are a match made in musical heaven.”
"This is an emotional and hopeful one, and it signals promise from the duo as they (presumably) drop more tunes ahead.”
"While Noah and Nate have been likened to the sound of The 1975, their craft is independently novel, redefining contemporary indie-pop."
"A wild blend of intricate synth drops, saxophone melodies here and there...like the cherry on top of an already flavorful song...”
“Providing listeners with the ultimate lighthearted ballad, you’ll find yourself falling in love with this dreamy production."
"'Rug' is a downtempo, easy-going future ballad... I keep going back to replay it."
