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1. Redskins, “Kick Over the Statues!” Socialist party music from 1986, and note that I didn’t capitalize the “p” in “party.” Yeah, the idea of setting Trotsky boilerplate to music sounds like a swift dash to Boredomland, but “Kick Over the Statues!” is some furious, horn-fueled soul-punk action. This was from their only album, Neither Washington Nor Moscow. The Redskins promptly broke up after its release, but it’s worth the time and energy to find it.

2. Isobel Campbell, “Over the Wheat and Barley.”

3. Emiliana Torrini, “Serenade.”

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