Claude says:The Boxer Rebellion are a London indie rock band fronted by Tennessee-born Nathan Nicholson, who moved to the UK after his mother's death and built a group that evolved from their earlier Slippermen project into something with more heft. Big Ideas leans into melodic guitar rock with atmosphere and a bit of shimmer — nothing revolutionary, but sturdy and sincere. You gave the title track a spin in 2016 and circled back once in 2018, but it never quite stuck.