Lion Babe is an American R&B duo from New York City, consisting of singer Jillian Hervey and record producer Lucas Goodman.

[3] Lucas Goodman began producing in his dorm room at Northeastern University before moving back to New York and interning at retro-minded Truth & Soul Records.

[3][5] On November 18, 2014, "Treat Me Like Fire" surfaced among the new songs in Rockstar Games' PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases of Grand Theft Auto V's in-game radio station, Worldwide FM.

[9] Hervey described the album's sound as being eclectic with influences of soul, dance, hip-hop and pop, and with "positive" lyrical content comprising messages of empowerment.

[11] In October 2016, the duo was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month appearing on NBC's show Today with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford performing a cover of Tom Jones' "She's a Lady".

[13] Hervey states she is inspired by "classic vocalists" including Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan as well as Erykah Badu.

[3][14] Throughout their childhood the pair both grew up listening to artists such as Curtis Mayfield and Sly Stone, whilst Goodman stated that music that touched up on the early 2000s was as influence such as The Neptunes as well as The Strokes and the White Stripes.

[12] As a duo they stated that The Beatles are a huge influence on their musical style and also listen to various other artists from various genres including Lee Scratch Perry, Sergio Mendes in Brazil, and Fela Kuti.