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The Repulsion Box
EMAILPRINTby Sons And Daughters
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 22 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 5 votes
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Album Info
Label: Domino
Release Date: 09 August 2005
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey) produced this debut disc for the Glaswegian band.
Also By This Artist: This Gift
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Spin
Repulsion is like The Wild Bunch seen from the outskirts of Edinburgh, a European reflection of the stylized American West. [Aug 2005, p.99]
Filter
Let's just say the word "repulsion" doesn't fully sum it up. Enjoy the violence. [#16, p.96]
Entertainment Weekly
A darn groovy good time. [2 Sep 2005, p.79]
Urb
A raucous blend of rockabilly, country and '80s indie rock best listened to before a heavy night of Caledonian pint-drinkin'. [Sep 2005, p.112]
The Guardian
Taking American roots music back to its spine-chilling origins, Sons and Daughters make rockabilly with a black punk heart.
Read Full Review >Uncut
The Repulsion Box ushers in a strikingly individual talent. [Jul 2005, p.89]
Under The Radar
Easily one of the best releases of the year so far. [#10, p.107]
Mojo
At times they resemble The B-52's having a bitter row, at others a particularly violent Femmes. [Jul 2005, p.110]
musicOMH.com
If you can cope with the intensity, there are rewards aplenty to be found here - Sons And Daughters are the perfect group to fill the hole that The Delgados left when they split up last year.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
Taken as a full album in a single sitting, the drum-heavy tribal starkness of it all could be a little overwhelming; unrelenting, even; but the tracklist is just crying out to be dismembered and spread across your playlists like blood-spattering across a crisp white wall.
Read Full Review >Playlouder
With clever lyrics, batshit crazy instrumentation, and several songs you'll soon be whistling on your way to juvey, Sons and Daughters should have you leering scarily from the school bus for a good long time.
Read Full Review >Magnet
The songs on The Repulsion Box sound like they were banged out in the underlit kitchen of a crumbling Appalachian cabin. [#69, p.108]
Pitchfork
Sons & Daughters are far from perfect, but The Repulsion Box is an energetic, sometimes thrilling record by a band slowly but surely carving out a unique niche for themselves.
Read Full Review >Blender
Somehow, amid all of this assault, the band builds some excellent tunes. [Sep 2005, p.136]
Prefix Magazine
The album showcases Bethel and Paterson as solid songwriters who can willingly carry you into places no god-fearing man would dare travel.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
A wildly energetic record. [Jul 2005, p.120]
Lost At Sea
Sons and Daughters stand apart from their poppier counterparts with their less-produced sound and their sturdy foundation of nothing more than a chugging rhythm section, intense vocals and that awesome mandolin.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
They've got one song, basically. It's a fairly good song, comprising driving, rama-lama rhythms and pitch-dark lyrical content; but repeated 10 times in fairly mild variations, it inevitably loses its appeal.
Read Full Review >Dusted Magazine
A love of/obsession with antiquity can, at some point, become unbearable. To my ears, The Repulsion Box is one such ridiculous period piece.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
JOSE R gave it a9:
Most bands never find their sound. Others do it in the fist record. Sons and Daughters did it. i am looking foward to the next chapter of their carrer.
Marti H gave it an8:
Very good stuff and they were great live, as well.
re rt gave it a10:
hi.
