Listen: Miracle by Judah & the Lion

Judah & the Lion Miracle Describing their new single, Judah & the Lion band member Judah Akers says Miracle embodies the concept that ‘life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you’. With a vocal that streaks across the skies of my mind like some kind of rainbow-coloured revelation, there is a staggering humanity and warmth to what Akers and bandmate Brian Macdonald have created here. With inspiration found in the everyday wonder of being alive, the duo created a song that reflected the experience of growing older, and finding little moments of beauty. Describing the song, Macdonald says: ‘I think Miracle is just a beautiful representation of the stage of life that both of us are in right now. Especially with me having kids, miraculous is truly one of the only ways you can describe that feeling.’ Akers adds: ‘Some people think that a miracle has to be some big, dramatic event. But it's like, what if a miracle is waking up in the morning? What if the miracle is a cardinal showing up…