The Black Crowes – Lions (LP Vinyl)

Released in 2001, *Lions* arrived as the Black Crowes were pushing deeper into psychedelic territory, with Chris and Rich Robinson leaning hard into sprawling arrangements and a looser, more communal studio approach. It's the sound of a band following their instincts away from radio and toward something rawer. For a group that always valued the live moment above all else, *Lions* captures that restless, searching energy in recorded form.