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#hotfor2021

Hot Press Magazine

We're featured as one of the TOP 50 Irish acts "you absolutely have to watch" for 2021 by Hot Press Magazine!

Get the issue from the button below!

'Hot for 2021' issue

Premier album

TIME

Our debut album

Take a sprint on the indie rock side of life and enjoy a thriller from start to finish.

Buy Now

better with you - out now

                

                                                                           

Every day lions

Date Event Location
Saturday, November 12 @ 11:00PM Sat, Nov 12 @ 11:00PM Live The Voodoo Lounge, Letterkenny Voodoo Lounge, Letterkenny, Donegal Voodoo Lounge, Letterkenny, Donegal
Saturday, November 19 @ 10:00PM Sat, Nov 19 @ 10:00PM Live in Bridge House, Tullamore The Bridge House, Tullamore The Bridge House, Tullamore
Saturday, November 26 @ 9:00PM Sat, Nov 26 @ 9:00PM Live in McGettingans, Galway McGettigans, Galway McGettigans, Galway
Saturday, December 10 @ 10:00PM Sat, Dec 10 @ 10:00PM Live in Bridge House, Tullamore The Bridge House, Tullamore The Bridge House, Tullamore
Saturday, December 17 @ 10:00PM Sat, Dec 17 @ 10:00PM Live in Palace Piano Bar, Navan The Piano Bar, Navan The Piano Bar, Navan
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Latest News

Up for a read? Well we love to write! Catch up and find out more about all things First Day Lions.

Mar 30 2021

It's all 'Better With You'

All these things are true..

Better With You was originally written for, and inspired by, a close friend, as a 'feel better soon'. Their likes included peppermint tea, hot water bottles, and carrot cake. It didn't take long before the…

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Jan 4 2021

'GO' get em

January First of the Twenty-Twenty-First Year

By Odin's beard its been an adventure! 

Two years in the making. Two separate recording studio sessions. Countless hours of mixing. Plenty of drafts, re-do's and re-designs. All because we just couldn't let this…

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Dec 1 2020

Christmas At Home

The magic of being at home for Christmas..

Merry holidays and happy seasons! Its been a while since we made a folk song, and when it comes to Christmas we can't help ourselves.

We wanted to capture the simple concept…

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Oct 30 2020

Teenage Love 🧡 OUT NOW!

It feels good!

"Confessions of a modern day teen love life"

Let's be frank.. being a teenager is f#*kin hard. And being in love/a relationship is frickin terrifying. For some it can be a lot of pressure. For others they…

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Aug 11 2020

Steal My Sunshine (Live Studio Cover)

Here comes the sunshine..

Here in Ireland, 'summer' is more of a concept than a season. The flowers love it, the bugs love it, but sometimes just a bit of sun wouldn't hurt. So we covered LEN's pop summer hit…

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Aug 8 2020

Summer Child ☀️

Relax, warm up, and google the word "Sun" if its not around 🌴

Designed to bring those fresh summer days straight to your ears and a tan to your 'Summer Child' will help shake away them chilly blues and make…

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Jun 29 2020

In The Middle

"And take my mind up off it with Malcolm In The Middle"

Inspired from the hit show of the early 2000's, 'In The Middle' takes a trip down indie-punk lane and had us recreating a scene-for-scene music video taken straight…

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Apr 24 2020

She Might Even Smile - OUT NOW

Our first of many singles this year is here!

We're delighted to finally be able to start bringing all the music that we've been working on behind the scenes to the front of stage for your beautiful ears to enjoy!

…

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Mar 14 2020

Catch Up Time

Let's Talk Business..

A calm front simply hides the torrent of work and passion being done behind it.

Since the last post entry, Adam & Adrian have been hard it, making sweet music together. And they're happy to say…

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Jan 9 2020

2019 ~ First Year Lions

What a year..

In February of 2019 the band formerly known as Short Shorts, known for not knowing what was going to come next, comedy, and being cold in the winter (yes we committed!) refined their sound, image and name…

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Jan 1 2020

Hotel California // Britney Spears

Sass in First Class

To celebrate the First Day *wink* of 2020 we released a live cover of our mix between The Eagles' Hotel California and Britney Spears' Hit Me Baby One More Time. You can check out the…

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Oct 31 2019

Whelans, Dublin Album Launch Night

Goodness gracious.. What a night!

The Lions stroll in at about 5 o'clock to start setting up. Everyone is in high spirits and can't wait to get the show on the road. The amazing visual team and heart warmers Claudia…

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Oct 31 2019

Mary Lou Hot Press

Well blow us down, if we didn't get featured in Hot Press for our release of Mary Lou at the start of October! 

Selina, the writer who wrote the article, said amazing things about ol Mary and its music video…

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Sep 16 2019

'TIME' to get Mastered

With full confidence and weeks of trials we can happily say "Send it!"

The mixing stage is over.. After many edits, pans, recordings and exports, 'TIME' has settled into it's destined place in the mix. Super props to Adrian for…

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