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The Boxer Rebellion — Soviets

What I like most about The Boxer Rebellion’s “Union” is its ability to effortlessly shift from searing, riffing, snarly tracks like “Evacuate”, to the achingly beautiful melodies of the likes of “Soviets”, to the groove of “Spitting Fire” and “Semi Automatic”, all the time maintaining an overall expansively cinematic feel. It’s an album that reveals its charms fairly immediately, yet still grows with repeated listens. Most definitely a highlight of 2009.

Album: Union