Doleful Lions

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Doleful Lions

| image = Doleful_Lions_2011.jpg

| caption = Jonathan & Robert Scott

| origin = United States

| genre = Pop

| instrument = Vocals, keyboards, drums, guitar, bass

| years_active = 1996–present

| label = Parasol, Wild Kindness, The Great Pop Supplement, Broken Horse, JesusWarhol, Paranoid Futures, Marijuana Summer, Impossible Colors{{cite web|url=http://www.impossiblecolors.org/releases/ |accessdate=2015-03-24 |title= Impossible Colors}}

| associated_acts = coL, ColourSons

| website =

}}

The Doleful Lions are a pop group headed up by frontman Jonathan Scott{{cite web|last=Franco |first=Michael |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/dolefullions-shaded/ |title=The Doleful Lions: Shaded Lodge and Mausoleum < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-01}} and usually brother Robert Scott.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/song/doleful-lions/the-crimson-hexagon/11087195#/song/doleful-lions/the-crimson-hexagon/11087195 |title=The Crimson Hexagon – Doleful Lions |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-01}} Their first 45" was released by Parasol Records out of Illinois in 1997 and they stayed with the label until 2008's "7" they now release their albums on Bandcamp and various one offs on other labels.{{cite web |url=http://www.parasol.com/artists/dolefullions.asp |title=Parasol Records : Artists : Doleful Lions |publisher=Parasol.com |accessdate=2010-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003180910/http://www.parasol.com/artists/dolefullions.asp |archivedate=2009-10-03 }} They have been featured on MOJO magazine's compilation CD's "The Who Covered"{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Who-Covered/release/870678 |title=Various – The Who Covered (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-01}} and "In My Room" a Beach Boys Tribute.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-In-My-Room/release/1085813 |title=Various – In My Room (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-01}} In 2006,{{cite web|url=http://www.jesuswarhol.com/JWRecords/ColourSons1.html |title=ColourSons |publisher=Jesuswarhol.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-04}} the Lions collaborated with coL; creating the side project: ColourSons.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesuswarhol.com/JWRecords/ColourSonsbio.html |title=ColourSons Bio |publisher=Jesuswarhol.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-04}}