London-based The Boxer Rebellion have been going at it for several years now and while hardly a household name yet, that’s basically just a matter of time. Their last album - 2009’s “Union – was the first self-released album that broke into the Billboard top 100 based solely on digital sales, they got to play themselves in the romcom “Going The Distance” (featuring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long) and landed Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ray Lamontagne,…) as producer for their third album.
“The Cold Still” opens in a great way with the slightly haunting “No Harm” before taking a trip down The Smiths’ highway with “Step Out Of The Car” and the even more haunting “Locked In The Basement”. If you like those first three songs, you’re a shoe-in for the rest of the album which lingers comfortably between Elbow and The National. Good stuff!
Score: 7 out of 10
Absentee Recordings
http://www.theboxerrebellion.com
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