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Battles – ‘Juice B Crypts’ review: experimental rock that knows how to move your...
Complicated music and fun music don’t often go in hand. While wide-eyed joy often comes out of simplicity, music that’s more intricate often gets...
Battles – ‘La Di Da Di’
Battles’ last album, 2011’s ‘Gloss Drop’, was a masterclass in pop-tastic playfulness. After former singer Tyondai Braxton quit to pursue his solo career halfway...
Battles share new single ‘FF Bada’ – listen
The release is the second single from the New Yorker's album La Di Da Di, out September 18
Battles announce one-off London show
Experimental rock group to play The Dome, Tufnell Park next month
Battles begin work on new album
Band tweet to announce new material is on its way
This Week’s Singles Reviewed
Ailbhe Malone takes on this week's releases
Battles feat Gary Numan – ‘My Machines’
With a ticking timebomb for a metronome, this is music to panic...
10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week
1. Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'
The words “YouTube sensation” are rarely a good omen. ‘Chocolate Rain’, Rebecca Black: all destined to be ‘liked’...
Battles to release Gary Numan collaboration ‘My Machines’ as next single – audio
Band also announce UK autumn tour
Album Review: Battles – ‘Gloss Drop’
Knocking around on the internet, there’s pictures of Bill Gates taken in 1983 of him stretched out on a desk, wearing a chunky woollen...
Live Review: Battles
Battles look sombre. Multi-instrumentalist Ian Williams is scowling in a black suit, guitarist Dave Konopka looks like he might burst into tears at any...
