Exits (album)

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Exits
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre Indie rock, shoegaze [1]
Label Mercury
The Boxer Rebellion chronology
Exits
(2005)
Union
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound (8/10) [2]
PopMatters (favorable) [3]

Exits is the debut album by The Boxer Rebellion, released on 2 May 2005 via the Mercury record label. The album combined tracks from the band first EP, "The Boxer Rebellion EP" with a host of new tracks. The song "Watermelon" was used as part of the soundtrack of the game UEFA Euro 2004 .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Flight"4:12
2."All You Do Is Talk"3:02
3."We Have This Place Surrounded"4:26
4."Watermelon"3:26
5."The New Heavy"2:13
6."World Without End"4:15
7."Never Knowing How Or Why"4:10
8."Lay Me Down"5:21
9."Cowboys & Engines"3:35
10."The Absentee"5:51

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References

  1. "Boxer Rebellion / Drew Barrymore Team Up?". Clash . Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. Drowned in Sound review
  3. PopMatters review