The Repulsion Box

Product Description
Recorded in Cologne by VICTOR VAN VUGT (Nick Cave, PJ Harvey), "The Repulsion Box" is the first LP from this Scottish quartet, following their lauded "Love the Cup" EP. Infusing an increasingly more stomping rock sound to their lyrics of relationships gone bad, the band uses traditional musical elements of their homeland beat and ground with whiskey-drunk rock to make an LP for all modern cultures to enjoy.

Have toured extensively with FRANZ FERDINAND and CLINIC. Look for upcoming tour with the DECEMBERISTS.

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The Repulsion Box

Average customer rating:

Liked is mostly
Hard to describe, but one thing's for sure- this rocks
Strange and wonderful
Compulsive And Impulsive But Never Repulsive
No diamonds for the girl but you may want to after all

The Repulsion Box
Sons and Daughters
Manufacturer: Domino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H7C2
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

Medicine
Red Receiver
Hunt
Dance Me In
Choked
Taste The Last Girl
Monsters
Rama Lama
Royally Used
Gone

Album Description

Recorded in Cologne by VICTOR VAN VUGT (Nick Cave, PJ Harvey), "The Repulsion Box" is the first LP from this Scottish quartet, following their lauded "Love the Cup" EP. Infusing an increasingly more stomping rock sound to their lyrics of relationships gone bad, the band uses traditional musical elements of their homeland beat and ground with whiskey-drunk rock to make an LP for all modern cultures to enjoy.

Have toured extensively with FRANZ FERDINAND and CLINIC. Look for upcoming tour with the DECEMBERISTS.

Customer Reviews:

Liked is mostly.......2007-01-05

This album starts off great. They have a really good irish-punk kind of sound happening at first. Then it turns more into less irishy punk. I hate to use the word punk because I don't want to draw connotations of lame pop-punk bands. This is a very good album. The only thing negative I have to say, hence the 4 stars, is that towards the end of the album the songs get a little redundant. They start to sound the same a little bit. I would, however, reccomend this album. It probably got about 5 or so play-throughs in my CD player before it was replaced.

Hard to describe, but one thing's for sure- this rocks.......2007-01-04

Try as you might to categorize Sons and Daughters, there's really only one important adjective to describe their sound: incredible. There's not a single weak track on this disc. If there's a reason that this band hasn't broken into the alt-music maistream, it's that their sound is much darker than the majority of indie rockers. Of coure, it's also this quality that defines Sons and Daughters, and makes them stand out as talented artists. My favorite track: Taste the Last Girl.

Strange and wonderful.......2006-03-27

It's hard to explain the sound of the Sons and Daughters: Nearly incomprehensible Scot accents, driving guitars, staccato beats and idiosyncratic lyrics is pretty accurate, but doesn't convey the fun and all-out rocking of the band.

Perhaps the best way to sell this album is through single tracks: Buy, through your favorite singles vendor, "Dance Me In." If that doesn't sell you (or, alternately, "Monsters," "Taste the Last Girl," "Medicine" or "Rama Lama"), this album isn't for you.

You're probably also in a coma.

The Repulsion Box gets the strongest possible recommendation for all rock and roll fans.

Compulsive And Impulsive But Never Repulsive.......2006-03-22

The Scala, London, June 2005: on-stage a Scottish quartet are feverishly performing an onslaught of tunes from their debut long player to an enthralled crowd. Not yet the Next Big Thing, Sons And Daughters' Kings Cross audience of 1000 see a band unleashing a magnificent hour of ragged musical glories with little need for fancy haircuts or aloof rock poses. That's not to say the Glasgow band don't know how to dress though, with the besuited lads and befrocked lasses of the foursome looking like they are attending a demure debutante ball rather than blowing away a throng of fans with their electro-charged take on Gothic folk rock.
Sons And Daughters make a lasting impression live, but savage stage stalker and songstress Adele Bethel and her cronies similarly impress with ravaged threats and savage tunes on their debut album, The Repulsion Box. Invoking the fire and brimstone of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and predominantly delivered by Adele with an injection of Patti Smith's crazed punk pheromones, Sons And Daughters are one UK act that won't be tarred with the overused New Wave brush. Both live and on record, Adele and guitarist Scott Paterson bring serpentine vocals to the fore while electric guitars, violins and drums stab in the background. Primary single Dance Me In made for a strong introduction to the group, however gems such as Rama Lama, Medicine and Monster offer a 21st Century take on ominous tunes perfect for soundtracking damned sea voyages, public floggings or ill-fated outback expeditions. At little more than half an hour The Repulsion Box may only be slightly longer than their 2004 mini-album Love The Cup, but the ten songs on offer nary pause for a breath.
A fortnight on from Sons And Daughters' performance at The Scala the very ground on which the theatre stands is rocked by the Kings Cross tube bombings directly below the venue. However, on this warm June night in the Northern end of London, it is simply a humble Scottish band offering an explosive display via their music.

No diamonds for the girl but you may want to after all.......2005-12-19

An absolute masterclass of an album. Pure controlled aggression put down into a spellbinding 31 minutes. I know that could sound like too many superlatives but I bloody well mean every word I say with this album. There is not one bad track on this and although it is a very short album it is a bittersweet experience. Bitter in its content but sweet listening. The day I first got this I listened to this I was jumping around and put it on repeat. The sheer reckless/feckless energy this has is something else. Pure brilliance what more can I say. I would say that this should be essential listening to everybody but that would be mere bias on my part as would be me saying that every track on here should be a single but I'll try not to get too carried away here. Recommended? You bet. And tell your friends about this band. And they should tell their friends too.

Right I should stop now before I sound like a PR for the band.

Average customer rating:

No "Repulsion"
Short and brutal - quite perfect!
I knew this was going to be a good one!
At least as good as "Love the Cup" if not better

The Repulsion Box
Sons and Daughters
Manufacturer: Domino
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0008F111E
Release Date: 2005-06-13

Tracks:

Medicine
Red Receiver
Hunt
Dance Me In
Choked
Taste the Last Girl
Monsters
Rama Lama
Royally Used
Gone

Album Description

The urgent, unapologetic debut album from Glasgow's finest acts. Produced by Victor Van Vugt famous for his work with Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. This album explores the lyrical world of disfunctional relationships, played out against the wall of sound from the likes of Velvet Underground. NME gave it an 8/10 saying 'tracklist is just crying out to be dismembered and spread across your playlists like blood-spattering across a crisp white wall - when not bobbing about in a sea of similar tracks, it's incredible just how bloody refreshing (it) sounds. Domino. 2005

Customer Reviews:

No "Repulsion".......2005-11-23

Sons and Daughters have performed with some pretty big names in indie rock, with Decemberists, the Fiery Furnaces and fellow Scots Franz Ferdinand. But aside from sharing stages, these bands don't really have anything much in common.

In fact, Sons and Daughters don't really sound like, well, any other rock band that's around at the moment. Instead they try something unique: combining the rhythms of punk and folk, resulting in the a gloriously dark debut album, "Repulsion Box."

It opens with a trashy drum solo, which is quickly joined by some sputtering bass and razor-sharp electric guitar. "Then I cannot feel my body and I'm floating then I'm drowned/And nothing I have taken keeps it down /It's a riiiide," Adele Bethel rapid-fires, sounding like an ingenue who's gotten mean after downing a few whiskeys.

And once the final explosive chords of "Medicine" have faded away, the album doesn't slow down. Okay, it slows down for exactly one song, a slow-burning rocker, before exploding into slow-burning rock, dancerock that puts trendier competitors to shame, and swirling punk set to earthy traditional rhythms. Result: both ominous and entertaining.

Okay, it's a pretty short album, clocking in at only about half an hour. I do wish they had tacked on a few more songs -- but then again, better a short good album than a lesser, longer one. And whatever it lacks in length, "Repulsion Box" makes up for in punch and energy. There's a purity to their music; no jumping onto trends or bandwagons, no filler songs.

Anyone who has heard Celtic folk will recognize the jiggy rhythms that make you want to dance, with handclaps, whistling and references to banshees. But this is not cheery music, with its sparsely-worded lyrics about broken love affairs and a woman drowned in the tub. It's ominous and rough, and it makes you feel that way even as you tap your feet to it.

This is also one of those bands that harmonizes male and female vocals. Bethel is paired with guitarist Scott Paterson, who usually does backing harmony. But occasionally bursts out with a brogued croon (or a snarl), "Monogamy to you it seems is just black and blue/All the best psychotic lovers ain't got nothing on you!" Yep, their burrs are intact, for people who like the accents untouched.

"Repulsion Box" is the ideal fusion of punk hellraising and traditional catchiness, resulting in dark, intense music that doesn't let up for a second.

Short and brutal - quite perfect!.......2005-06-29

The first thing I will tell you is that 'The Repulsion Box' is just ten songs and 31 minutes long. It is not intended as a warning as the second thing I will say about it is that, from the opening drum beat of 'Medicine' to the sudden final chord of 'Gone', it is as near perfect as any album I have heard.
In a way that bands of this genre are so often not (and it is an just an observation, not a criticism) Sons and Daughters have a crystal-clear touch to their sound and it somehow makes the songs seem much longer than they actually are. Few albums manage the focus of The Repulsion Box and no doubt all the influences were put into the equation but ultimately, when it came to making the journey, absolutely everything that was not strictly necessary was left behind. The result is influenced but nothing more and the band wrote the whole lot so it is highly original and done to perfection. Quite amazingly six tracks attain completeness in less than three minutes, so there are no self-indulgent ramblings. This is straight-talking music! The longest track, Rama Lama, which seems to involve almost endless twists and turns, is however only just over 5 minutes long!
The vocals are mainly by Adele Bethel, with backing by Scott Paterson, though that is not really a fair reflection of the way it works because they also alternate vocals in several songs and this works to spectacular effect; it is something that makes Sons and Daughters really stand out and it develops as the album progresses.

The album starts with the rather upbeat 'Medicine' but the rot sets in emotionally, not musically, with 'Red Receiver' which is excellent. 'Dance Me In' is incredibly catchy and the band saves some of its heaviest work for this song but the band is so good that you often almost don't notice it because it is perfectly in tune with the music. It reaches an apogee in 'Monsters', one of my favourite tracks on the album, when Adele at her petulant best issues an ultimatum of love gone-badly-wrong, only to be answered by Scott who gets to sing one of the best knock-back lyrics:

Monogamy for you it seems is just black and blue.
All the best psychotic lovers ain't got nothing on you!

The next track is 'Rama Lama', as mentioned above, and another case in point before finishing with 'Royally Used' and 'Gone'. Beyond that there is little more to say. It is just 31 minutes of sheer brilliance!

I knew this was going to be a good one!.......2005-06-28

This album is fantastic. After last years EP (Love the Cup), I had a strong feeling about this band.
They do the common guy/girl vocals but it fits perfectly.
They twist folk/punk/rock/alt. pop all into one solid rhythm. The lyrics are dark and destructive. Much of the writing is about betrayal or being fed-up with someone once close to you.
I'm guessing it will be years before this band does a bland album.
You can watch them live on www.xfm.co.uk opening up for the Fiery Furnaces (I suggest listening/watching both shows)

At least as good as "Love the Cup" if not better.......2005-06-19

If you enjoyed their previous album, "Love the Cup," you should enjoy this. This is a fantastic album. You can compare Sons and Daughters to other bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Futureheads, but the fact remains that they have their own unique sound and I don't get any of that "phony" vibe from them that I get from most of the new pseudo-garage/new wave bands that are proliferating now. Sons and Daughters are for real.

Note: At this time this CD is available in the US only as an import. Save some time and money and order directly from amazon.co.uk rather than waiting for amazon.com to import it for you. You'll get it much quicker and save a lot of money.

Average customer rating:

Repulsion Box

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NOK184
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Album Description

The Repulsion Box is an enthralling set of ten songs that furthar explore the quartet's queasy addiction to murder ballad lyrics and celebrate the vital, unpolished sound of a band who can nail a track in a single take. Domino. 2005.

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