Promises (The Boxer Rebellion album)

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Promises
Promises cover by Boxer Rebellion.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 May 2013
Recorded2012
Genre Indie rock [1]
Label Absentee Recordings
The Boxer Rebellion chronology
B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 (download albums)
(2012)
Promises
(2013)
Ocean by Ocean
(2016)
Singles from Promises
  1. "Diamonds"
    Released: 26 March 2013
Professional ratings
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Promises is the fourth studio album by The Boxer Rebellion, released worldwide on 13 May 2013. [6] Four singles were released from the album; "Diamonds", "Promises", "Keep Moving" and "Always".

Contents

"Promises" featured in the Google Grad's campaign [7] with "Keep Moving" and "New York" featuring in the TV series' Legit and Forever respectively.

"Always" was re-recorded acoustically to celebrate new guitarist Andrew Smith coming on board to replace Todd Howe [8] and one other song, "I Fell in Love", left over from the sessions (but not included on the album) was released as a free download. [9]

The album peaked at number 69 on the official Billboard 200 chart in 2013. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Diamonds"4:02
2."Fragile"4:27
3."Always"3:35
4."Take Me Back"3:36
5."Low"3:11
6."Keep Moving"4:02
7."New York"2:52
8."Safe House"4:55
9."You Belong to Me"3:34
10."Dream"5:09
11."Promises"4:36

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