Album Review: Coxey’s Army, Stand Together. Keep The Faith.

By Brandi Genzen, OOTB Publications

Today, Monday, Oct. 6, marks the debut album release of Central Ohio band Coxey’s Army. The LP—Stand Together. Keep The Faith.—is available on vinyl, CD, and digital platforms.

This Celtic Punk Rock band of miscreants made the scene in 2022.

Coxey’s Army reminds me of a young Dropkick Murphys with its Celtic lilt, Americana, and feel-good sarcasm; you know, the kind that’s full of anger, but said with a grin.

The album is very relatable to the hard working, blue collar citizens that have known nothing but hard labor for generations—the loyalty, blood, sweat, tears, all for little return.

Songs of brotherhood and injustice. Songs of not knowing where home really is or where you really belong. We all do the best we can to be the best in given circumstances.

Stand Together. Keep The Faith. will leave you feeling heard and understood—a little less alone in the uncertainty of it all.

Give the new record a listen, let it make you tap your foot while you sing along… releasing your own felt injustice into the universe.

It gives me the most sadistic little pleasure to be angry and dance happily about it.

It’s therapeutic, if you will, and it made my weekly drive quite pleasant.

Rating

4/5

Tracklist

1) Vagabond Son

2) Blue Collar Pilgrim

3) Faithful (my favorite lyrically)

4) Til The End Of The Line

5) The G5C (my absolute favorite to sing along)

6) Send ‘Em Packin’

7) Runaway

8) The Ballad Of A Prideful Man

9) Farewell, Godspeed (Featuring Tobin Bawinkle of Flatfoot 56)

10) Clarion Call (this one will have you jumping or moshing)

11) You’re Gonna Make It (song for the hype man)

12) Take Heart (very traditional Celtic sound; melancholy tear jerker)

Get Album

https://coxeysarmy.com/store

Lead vocalist Nate Rising on the album:

“This album came out of a time in my life when everything I had built over the past decade was being pulled out from under me. My community had fallen apart, my future was uncertain, and everything I had worked for had been taken away. When I decided to start over, I kept using the phrase ‘Stand together, keep the faith’ as my creative mantra. It only made sense to name the record after it.”

The album was recorded and mixed by Mike (Lamentor) Walter at The Dugout and mastered by Sef Idle at Simpul Studios, the album is a testament to the DIY ethic that drives Coxey’s Army.

Upcoming Shows

October 10 & 11 we are celebrating the release of our debut record: Stand Together, Keep The Faith

Friday, Oct. 10

In store appearance at Used Kids Records in Columbus, Ohio with The Plan B's

6PM. ALL AGES, FREE ADMISSION

Saturday, Oct. 11

At Cosmo Joe's Atomic Lounge in Dayton, Ohio with Viceroy Kings and The Old Breed.

7PM. $10 at the door.

Punk Rock Saves Lives Ohio Chapter will be at BOTH SHOWS, swabbing for the bone marrow registry and handing out harm reduction supplies.

Tell your friends, come celebrate, and pick up your own copy of this long awaited record.

See you there!

Listen To Coxey’s Army