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Album Review: Tired Lion - Breakfast For Pathetics

Keira Leonard
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"It is a high energy rock album that will have you wanting to scream and shout..."

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For fans of the Australian alt-rock group, the release of Breakfast For Pathetics is finally over after much anticipation. While it is Tired Lion’s second studio album, this is the first to be released with Sophie Hopes as the only remaining member. Do not be alarmed! That broody, epic, grunge feel and feisty guitar shredding that saw the band take off is very much the album’s lifeblood. Hopes can clearly nail it all on her own; so that is exactly what she’s done.

There’s always been a semi-nostalgic feel with Tired Lion, but Breakfast For Pathetics is particularly reminiscent of a soundtrack to a timeless '90s film - think Ten Things I Hate About You or Clueless. There is vivacious attitude throughout the record that is utterly contagious. It's a high energy rock album that will have you wanting to scream and shout; with the exception of Screw You, Man the slow burner closer, which is a surprising highlight.

It’s sure to be a go-to summer anthem for anyone brooding the shitstorm year of 2020.