Neil Cousin is a singer/songwriter/musician living in London.   Before signing to Red Mountain Records in Hong Kong, Neil Cousin self-released two albums under the Artist name of White Rabbit.

It was his first recordings that attracted the interest of Hong Kong-based record label, Red Mountain Records.  The songs were raw and sparse, yet rich in mood.

Both of these albums were well received by many who were lucky to stumble across them. Neil was very hesitant to sign to a label stating he made music for himself and friends, not money.

Red Mountain Records Producer Dan Puzny convinced him that together they could make a world-class album that he would be happy with, and after remixing some of his old material, Neil was convinced the partnership was a safe one.

Neil Cousin has a distinctly unique voice which has been met with much adoration.  Neil sings from the heart and is blessed with a natural singing voice that seems effortless.

The influences best heard in Neil's style are Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen.  Neil wanted to make an album that would stand next to their works. 

The guitar playing is reminiscent of Lou Reed in the late 60's and early 70's.  The lyrics can only be compared to Leonard Cohen for their dark depth and poetry.

The album has many styles of writing, performance and production to make an interesting and ever-changing journey with the vocals of a true poet.

Neil asked the producer to explore different production styles on the album. The result is some very complex productions and some very minimal, which gives the album many dimensions. It swings from commercial sounding moments to hidden art-rock gem from another time.

The final song on the album was written, performed and produced to sound like a song from "The Velvet Underground" from the 1960's. To Velvet Underground fans it will sound like a lost track from their album, and many of the songs also feature Lou Reed style guitar.

The 1972 album Transformer by Lou Reed was a big influence on the Artist and Producer for this project as it captured a raw innocence in poetic minimalist rock and the playful mixture of sounds and styles through the album seem very unique compared to the one-dimensional productions of most rock to follow.

Most albums sound the same from beginning to end and Double-Life Taxi does quite the opposite, seeming like the listener is changing locations, and traveling in a time machine. This was important to make this a piece of rock art, not a hollow commercial album for the masses.
 

Neil Cousin did play some warm up shows in 2008 around London and he will also do some shows around the time of release so keep an eye out.

The album will be released in April 2009.  The CD's are ready.