- Mirrored · 2007
- Mirrored · 2007
- Gloss Drop (Bonus Track Version) · 2011
- La Di Da Di · 2015
- Mirrored · 2007
- Mirrored · 2007
- Mirrored · 2007
- Mirrored · 2007
- Gloss Drop (Bonus Track Version) · 2011
- La Di Da Di · 2015
- Mirrored · 2007
- Juice B Crypts · 2019
- Juice B Crypts · 2019
Essential Albums
- Buckle your seatbelt for this one: Battles' 2007 debut is a puzzle box of daunting complexity—and it all unfolds at a breakneck pace. While founder Tyondai Braxton's heavily effected vocals do come into play here, Mirrored is largely an instrumental record, but its instruments play like an orchestra of machinery. On tracks like "Atlas" and "Tonto,” John Stanier builds tempos like a malfunctioning drum machine, while the rest of the band switch from frenzied to barely there. This is the sound of rock music happily collapsing in on itself.
Albums
- 2019
- 2015
- 2012
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
Music Videos
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2011
- 2011
- 2007
Artist Playlists
- Muscular, complex, and dance floor ready post-rock.
About Battles
Helmed by Ian Williams and John Stanier, Battles ignore traditional genre boundaries to create music that's as engaging as it is inventive and technically proficient. Their lively sound combines and reimagines post-rock, prog, psych, electronic music, post-punk, and more in colorful, constantly evolving ways. Their 2007 debut, Mirrored -- the band's first and only album with Tyondai Braxton -- positioned them as avant-rock futurists, but following his departure, Battles broadened their scope. On 2011's Gloss Drop, they emphasized the catchiest side of their experiments with a cast of guest vocalists; with 2015's all-instrumental La Di Da Di, they proved their music had just as many hooks even without words. By the time of 2019's Juice B Crypts, Battles' lineup was down to a duo, but the wit and sense of adventure in their sound continued to grow.
- ORIGIN
- New York, NY, United States
- FORMED
- 2002
- GENRE
- Alternative