七狮拥抱舞池，也超越了舞池。他在2015年的EP《The Throes ofWinter》(卡萨布兰卡唱片公司)中收录了四首充满大房间时刻和广阔音景的歌曲。这位艺术家兼制作人——也被称为Jeff montalvo——没有追随行业趋势，只是发布一首又一首单曲，而是建立了一个愿景，将一系列ep作为一个更大的作品体。《冬天的阵痛》是他2015年的第一张EP，随后还有一张夏季EP。在巡演期间，七狮军团录制了新音乐。当他创作曲目时，他的视觉变得清晰起来。他解释道:“我想开始让音乐更有主题、更有趣，成为更大范围的一部分。”“既然艺术家们不再发行正式的专辑，创造一些具有真正凝聚力的数字艺术作品是有意义的，而不是扔掉单曲，随便看看哪张能坚持下来。这是一块大蛋糕，而不是一堆小薄片。”《A Way to Say Goodbye》见证了他在音乐上的进步，同时仍然保持着他的标志性声音。轻柔的原声吉他加上他标志性的迷幻舞曲，这是一场完美的风暴。 Co-written with pop troubadour Matthew Koma, "A Way to Say Goodbye" merges alternative folk and EDM like never before."I've been listening to a lot of indie music," he goes on. "I wanted to do something more instrumental. I sat inthe studio with my guitar and came up with this. It's got that Of Monsters and Men and Mumford & Sons vibe,which I love, but the song paints a picture of loss."On the other end of the spectrum, "Lose Myself" preserves that spirit of innovation, while delivering a club hook. The collection's most surprising moment comes during The Throes of Winter opener "December" which pairs Seven Lions with none other than legendary AFI frontman Davey Havok for a captivating collaboration."I love AFI," exclaims Seven Lions. "I used to see them live back in the day and wear their shirts. Davey wasperfect for the song. I went down to Los Angeles and worked with him in the studio, and we capturedsomething very special."2014's critically acclaimed Worlds Apart EP allowed listeners into Seven Lions' realm. As listeners immersedthemselves in the music, he supported everybody from Porter Robinson to Krewella on tour and gaveincendiary performances at top festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, HARD, Paradiso, ElectricForrest, Electric Zoo, Ile Soniq, Imagine, SkylabXX, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival New York,Lights All Night and more in addition to his own sold out Worlds Apart headline tour.Seven Lions continues to challenge both himself and the genre at large. "It's important for me that people feel like they're hearing something new," he declares. "I want to give you an experience that you haven't had before and won't get anywhere else.”
