Today!!!... Battles is an American experimental rock group, founded in 2002 in New York City by Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress). The current line-up is guitarist/ keyboardist Ian Williams, guitarist/ bassist Dave Konopka (formerly of Lynx), and drummer John Stanier (formerly of Helmet). Their first full-length album Mirrored, recorded by Keith Souza at Machines with Magnets, was released on May 14, 2007. The album received positive reviews and appeared on several top album lists for 2007. The first single from the album, Atlas, was released on February 21, 2007 as streaming audio, and the accompanying streaming video was released on February 28, 2007. It was voted Best Single of the Week by NME magazine. Battles second album, Gloss Drop, was released on June 2011 featuring guests including Gary Numan (formerly of Tubeway Army), Kazu Makino, and Yamantaka Eye, and the band announced a spring tour in support of the record. In December 2011 the band curated the All Tomorrows Parties Nightmare Before Christmas festival in Minehead, England alongside co-curators Les Savy Fav and Caribou. Enjoy the single Wall Street from the album Gloss Drop (2011) :)
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:51:23 +0000
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