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Tired Lion
Tired Lion at The Great Escape 2017
Tired Lion at The Great Escape 2017
Background information
OriginPerth, Western Australia
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Members
  • Sophie Hopes
Past members
  • Ethan Darnell
  • Matt Tanner
  • Nick Vasey
Websitewww.tiredlion.com.au

Tired Lion are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth in 2010.[4] With a lineup consisting of singer/guitarist Sophie Hopes, lead guitarist Matt Tanner, bassist Nick Vasey, and drummer Ethan Darnell,[5] the group released two EPs: All We Didn't Know in 2013 and Figurine in 2015. Rising to prominence with their single "I Don't Think You Like Me" from the latter EP, Tired Lion won the J Award for Unearthed Artist of 2015. They performed at Splendour in the Grass as a result,[6] and continued to tour extensively, including at the Glastonbury Festival 2016. Their debut album, Dumb Days, was released in September 2017, produced by Violent Soho's Luke Boerdam.[7]

History[edit]

Hopes and Tanner attended the same high school in Perth, initially performing acoustic folk music together,[8] before branching out to songwriting, inspired by busking in Fremantle and listening to The Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream.[9] The addition of schoolmate Darnell on drums, and of a Boss DS-1 pedal, led the band's sound to develop.[10][11] Early names for the group included The Love Band and Space Boy, until one of the band's initial bassists suggested Tired Lion.[12] Vasey later joined as the band's bassist, completing the current lineup.

Tired Lion supported several acts on tour, such as Violent Soho, Gyroscope, Spiderbait, The 1975, British India, Kingswood, and Luca Brasi.[13][14] Some of their numerous festival appearances include Homebake, Groovin' the Moo, Falls Festival, Southbound, Reading and Leeds Festivals, and Primavera Sound.[9][15]

On Tuesday 6 March 2018, Guitarist Matt Tanner stated via Facebook that he would be parting ways with the band after having played guitar with them since their inception. Tanner cited "personal reasons" as his motivation behind the departure.[16][17]

Members[edit]

Current members

  • Sophie Hopes – lead vocals, guitar (2010–present)

Current touring musicians

  • Antonia Hickey – bass, backing vocals (2019–present)
  • Jay Clive – drums (2020–present)
  • James Eyre Walker – lead guitar, backing vocals, sampler (2021–present)

Past members

  • Matt Tanner – lead guitar, backing vocals (2010–2018)
  • Ethan Darnell – drums (2010–2019)
  • Nick Vasey – bass, backing vocals (2013–2019)

Past touring musicians

  • Joel Martin – lead guitar (2018–2019)
  • Luke Boerdram – lead guitar, backing vocals (2019)
  • Michael Richards – drums (2019–2020)
  • Tim Maxwell – lead guitar (2020)
  • Michael Hardy – drums (2020)
  • Caleb Anderson – lead guitar, backing vocals (2020–2021)

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[18]
Dumb Days
  • Released: September 2017.
  • Label: Dew Process, Universal Music Australia (DEW9001000)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 21
Breakfast for Pathetics
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Dew Process, Universal Music Australia (DEW9001262)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 44

EPs[edit]

Title Details
All We Didn't Know
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Firestarter Distribution (FIRE2007111)
  • Format: CD, digital download
Figurine
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Firestarter Distribution (FIRE2007136)
  • Format: CD, LP digital download

Singles[edit]

Year Title Album
2013 "For The Wolfman" Non-album single
"Desperate" All We Didn't Know
2014 "Are You Listening... Listener?"
2015 "I Don't Think You Like Me" Figurine
"Suck"
2016 "Not My Friends" Non-album singles
"Agoraphobia"
2017 "Cinderella Dracula" Dumb Days
"Fresh"
"Dumb Days"
2018 "Where Were You?"
"With Or Without" Non-album singles
2020 "Waterbed" Breakfast for Pathetics
"Lie to Me"
"~Cya Later~"

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Album Director Reference
2014 "Are You Listening... Listener?" All We Didn't Know Steve Browne [19]
2015 "I Don't Think You Like Me" Figurine Sophie Hopes [20]
"Suck" Jacob Kemp [21]
2016 "Not My Friends" Non-album
singles 		Jeff Andersen Jnr. [22]
"Agoraphobia" Matsu [23]
2017 "Cinderella Dracula" Dumb Days Matsu [24]
"Fresh" Matt Sav [25]
"Dumb Days" Matsu [26]
2018 "Where Were You?" [27]
2019 "With Or Without" Non-album single
2020 Waterbed Breakfast for Pathetics
"Lie To Me"
"~Cya Later~"

Awards and nominations[edit]

J Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2015 Tired Lion Unearthed Artist of the Year[28] Won

WAM Song of the Year

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2014 "I Don't Think You Like Me" Rock Song of the Year Won

West Australian Music Industry Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Tired Lion Most Popular Live Act[29] Nominated
2015[30] Tired Lion Best Rock Act[31] Won
Most Popular Act Nominated
Figurine Best EP Won
"I Don't Think You Like Me" Best Single Nominated
Sophie Hopes Best Female Vocalist Nominated
2016[32] Tired Lion Best Pop Act Nominated
Best Rock Act[33] Won
Most Popular Act Nominated
Most Popular Live Act Nominated
"Not My Friends" Best Single Nominated
Most Popular Music Video Nominated

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "New Music of The Day: Tired Lion - 'I Don't Think You Like Me' - NME". Nme.com. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Tired Lion". Facebook.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Tired Lion - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ "TIRED LION RELEASE HILARIOUS, TV-INSPIRED NEW VIDEO FOR 'NOT MY FRIENDS' - Dew Process". Dew-process.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Triple J Unearthed Winners Tired Lion To Play Splendour 2015". TheMusic.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Tired Lion announce national album tour". Abc.net.au. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ "The Interview: Tired Lion - Blitz UNSW". Blitz.arc.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Rolling Stone Australia - Future is Now: Tired Lion, Kamasi Washington, Josef Salvat, The Staves, Halsey". Rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Tired Lion: "Expect Sweat, Swearing And Hopefully A Raucous Audience"". Speakertv.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  11. ^ "INTERVIEW: Tired Lion". Rotundamedia.com. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Interview: Tired Lion". Aaabackstage.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. ^ Council, Eurobodalla Shire. "Tired Lion to play gig at Moruya Showground". Esc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Tired Lion Announce 'Figurine' National Tour - Music Feeds". musicfeeds.com.au. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  15. ^ "SOTA FESTIVAL: WAM interviews TIRED LION - WAM". Wam.org.au. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Tired Lion - Home". Facebook.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Tired Lion part ways with guitarist Matt Tanner - Music News - triple j". Abc.net.au. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  18. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Tired Lion". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Tired Lion: Are You Listening... Listener? [Official Video]". YouTube. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Tired Lion - I Don't Think You Like Me [Official Video]". YouTube. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Tired Lion - Suck [Official Video]". YouTube. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Not My Friends - Tired Lion". Vevo.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Tired Lion - Agoraphobia". YouTube. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Tired Lion - Cinderella Dracula". YouTube. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Tired Lion - Fresh". Vevo.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Tired Lion - Dumb Days". Vevo.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Tired Lion - Where Were You?". YouTube. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  28. ^ "The J Awards 2015 - triple j". Abc.net.au. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  29. ^ "WA Music Awards winners 2014 - WAM". Wam.org.au. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  30. ^ "2015 WA Music Awards nominees and public voting - WAM". Wam.org.au. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  31. ^ "WA Music Awards 2015 winners announced! - WAM". Wam.org.au. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  32. ^ "Tired Lion Lead The Pack In WAMAwards 2016 Nominations". Tonedeaf.com.au. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  33. ^ "WAMAwards 2016 Winners Announced - WAM". Wam.org.au. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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