Big Little Lions

Big Little Lions are the award winning band from Cincinnati, OH and British Columbia, Canada. They were born out of a collaboration that won them a JUNO Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries.
 
They have released 5 albums to date, which have garnered them awards and nominations including the CFMA Ensemble of the Year. Their critically acclaimed music has appeared on the CBC’s Top 20 and featured on shows like q and Vinyl Cafe. The duo consists of Paul Otten and Helen Austin, both hugely prolific songwriters - their music has been placed in hundreds of movie trailers, ads, network TV shows and on MTV.

Their live show is spectacular with Paul playing drums, bass and keyboard all while singing lead vocals. Helen, who is no slacker either, sings, plays guitar and foot percussion. They use every limb, and then some, to make two people sound like a full band.

Their music has been dubbed ‘a blissful marriage of new folk and sophisticated pop’, and is packed with emotion and tight harmonies.

On their 2022 album <a href="spotify:album:5e2huY8Pj38kdjdUuJFxGz" data-name="Happy Accident">Happy Accident</a>, they collect some of the many singles they wrote during the pandemic - songs they wrote to stay sane and connected. You&#39;ll hear influences from artists including <a href="spotify:artist:4MXUO7sVCaFgFjoTI5ox5c" data-name="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4dwdTW1Lfiq0cM8nBAqIIz" data-name="Of Monsters and Men">Of Monsters and Men</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4ueLGSUjr5bROoGkeZU4cW" data-name="Firewoodisland">Firewoodisland</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5oYrefc0gr24yRUMCDBZkB" data-name="Little Chief">Little Chief</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5T3N5ks9c3L7D4aXw54DVs" data-name="RIVVRS">RIVVRS</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3LcpRDABINyBTa4V1s9Hql" data-name="Tow&#39;rs">Tow&#39;rs</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:16oZKvXb6WkQlVAjwo2Wbg" data-name="The Lumineers">The Lumineers</a>.