Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash
BBC	(positive)
musicOMH
Drowned in Sound
The Guardian
The Independent	(positive)
Pitchfork	(7.6/10)
The Daily Telegraph
Paste Magazine	(8.4/10)
Pop 'stache

The Lion's Roar is the second studio album by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. It was produced by Mike Mogis and features contributions from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and The Felice Brothers. The album was released on 18 January 2012.

The Lion's Roar received general acclaim from music journalists.

The Guardian awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that it was "a bigger, better record than their debut, rounded out with the confidence of maturity and a smooth, assured indie-country sound."musicOMH was similarly positive, stating that "this follow-up could be the album that sees them nudge the likes of Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons out of the way in order to claim a place at the top table." As with the band's previous work, critics praised Klara and Johanna's singing, with The Independent highlighting the band's "clear, characterful voices, employed in beautifully modulated, bell-like harmonies."

As of late 2012, the album holds an aggregate score of 81/100 on Metacritic which indicates universal acclaim.

The album was reissued in the form of a special edition box set on 17 September 2012, featuring additional tracks and a music-video DVD amongst other items.

Rolling Stone Magazine named the song "Emmylou" the 10th best song of 2012. At the 2013 annual Grammis Awards, the album won three awards, including album of the year, pop of the year and best album composers of the year.

The album went straight to #1 in Sweden in its first week of release, topping the Swedish Albums Chart. It also reached #35 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart, and has sold 76,759 copies in the UK as of June 2014.

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