Lioness

Crafting an unlikely but danceable mix of <a href="spotify:artist:5M52tdBnJaKSvOpJGz8mfZ">Black Sabbath</a>-style riffs, electro-house rhythms and synths à la <a href="spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi">Daft Punk</a>, and powerful vocals, Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Lioness was formed in 1997 by <a href="spotify:artist:5oZjKENAWqLbmuxMm8nAIz">Controller.Controller</a>'s bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven and vocalist Vanessa Fischer, formerly of No Dynamics. The trio's self-titled debut EP arrived on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22New+Romantic+Records%22">New Romantic Records</a> in late 2008, and they played supporting gigs with <a href="spotify:artist:1mmehjf7eHA10uHMisZGJg">!!!</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1WHoAjAWGx5qLsgzpaOk7W">Hercules & Love Affair</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0GjCctNgiZGeQP3yPyDx6k">You Say Party! We Say Die!</a> that featured Scheven's background visuals. While the group continued to work on its music, Scheven also directed videos for <a href="spotify:artist:3HJIB8sYPyxrFGuwvKXSLR">TV on the Radio</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1pcqjPVtlhYZThnmAKiRq4">Diamond Rings</a>. In mid-2011, the band convened in the studio with producer Leon Taheny to record its debut album, The Golden Killer, which was released in June 2012. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi