Big Ideas

Following years of critical and global success as members of The Boxer Rebellion, Tennessee-born Nathan Nicholson and Londoner Adam Harrison have teamed up with multi-award winning filmmaker Ben Lankester to launch a new project exploring their instinctive responses to the current state of the world. Themes of hope, grief and rebirth feature heavily in this exquisite, independent, and self-funded audio-visual endeavour. Music by Big Ideas will be released as a collection of EPs, each led by a film of undeniable artistic quality.

Paired with Nicholson’s compassionate and melodic writing, Harrison’s ability to create sonic worlds of introspective depth and lively rhythm has generated a magic alchemy of sparkling pop-infused grooves and thought-provoking lyrics. Drawing from musical influences from the 70s, 80s and 90s - this collection of works (mixed by the legendary Billy Bush) will bury deep into your ears and then deep into your soul. Each track tells a story that is both personal and universal, building on The Boxer Rebellion’s knack for allowing the audience it’s own space for individual interpretation.

As an urgent response to the US election and enormous societal challenges Ben Lankester’s forthcoming film for ‘The American Dream’ is a personal character study of a young aspiring boxer, whose intelligence, strength and skill is beyond doubt. It is a powerful visualisation of the great potential in all of us, perpetually at battle with who we are told to be.