Battles - News, Reviews and Videos

Virtual magazine about Battles, with all the latest news, reviews, videos, photo gallery and free mp3 playlist.

Review in Retrospect: Battles -

The NYC-based Battles have an incredible experimental sound. Their debut album, "Mirrors", is both a catchy listen and one that requires deeper analysis.

As a band, Battles has been active since 2003 making singles and playing small venues. In 2006, they signed on to Warp Records and released EP C/B EP,...

SummerStage Partial Lineup Announced - Here's a partial list of shows scheduled at the Central Park SummerStage this summer Most are free except for the benefits that have tickets: 04/20 - Vienna Teng 05/30 - Duran Duran (tix) 05/31 - Duran Duran (tix) 06/13 - Mavis Staples & Stephanie McKay 06/28 - Vieux Farka Toure 07/23 - Mark Knopfler (tix) 07/27 -...

Battles, Of Montreal Lead PLUG Award Nominees - With seven each, Battles and Of Montreal scored the most nominations for the upcoming the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards. Voting began Tuesday (Nov. 13) for the annual awards ceremony, which will be held March 6 at New York's Terminal 5. Battles and Of Montreal are each nominated album of the...

Math rock - Math rock is a style of noise rock music that emerged in the late 1980s. It is characterised by complex, atypical rhythmic structures, stop/start dynamics and angular, dissonant riffs. Notable math rock bands include Chavez and Polvo. ...

Holy Fuck - Super Inuit -

If previous single 'Lovely Allen' showed Canadian duo Holy Fuck’s sweet side then this is their demented alter-ego.

Recorded live, Super Inuit explodes from the start with crashing cymbals, pulsing beats and a frenetic stop-motion bass line erupting alongside a subtle electronic hook that bores its way into your skull...

Don Caballero UK Dates -

Instrumental Punks Announce Shows Pittsburgh's math-rock titans Don Caballero will play two UK shows in November, playing both Leeds and London. The trio also released their sixth studio album 'Punkgasm' earlier this year (a sprawling, brutal prog-punk monster), have spent most of the year touring their homeland and Europe, before...

Battles

Similar Artists: