Roger Lion

A collaboration between two artists who proved to be sympatico despite having seemingly little in common, Roger Lion was a project that featured singer and songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:1W6z6i8gjySesldcmxtsAW">Joe Pernice</a>, best known for his work with <a href="spotify:artist:1CgvL3gASrnuI8SKXr8K7F">the Pernice Brothers</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0M02NJYkmh4eYhsKVAgVbJ">the Scud Mountain Boys</a>, and Budo (aka Josh Karp), a producer and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with <a href="spotify:artist:3JhNCzhSMTxs9WLGJJxWOY">Macklemore</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2ActkR0xU2ZiDhWYhijydE">Grieves</a>, and M.anifest. According to <a href="spotify:artist:1W6z6i8gjySesldcmxtsAW">Pernice</a>, the Roger Lion project came about when he received a message from Budo, who was interested in doing a remix of an old <a href="spotify:artist:0M02NJYkmh4eYhsKVAgVbJ">Scud Mountain Boys</a> track. <a href="spotify:artist:1W6z6i8gjySesldcmxtsAW">Pernice</a> initially thought the note was a prank, but he was convinced that Budo was on the level, and became a fan after investigating Budo's solo album The Finger & the Moon. Budo and <a href="spotify:artist:1W6z6i8gjySesldcmxtsAW">Pernice</a> soon began working up material by exchanging files online, and without ever meeting face to face, they completed the debut Roger Lion album, which was released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Team+Love+Records%22">Team Love Records</a> in September 2015. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi