Battles & Gnarls Barkley Join Forces For NYC MySpace Gig

Details are as follows:

June 8th
The Fillmore
8pm

Ticket info can be found here.

MP3: Battles - Atlas

Pure Groove TV Records ATP Set From Battles

Enjoy Sunday night's take on 'Atlas' below. Download a Battles tune at bottom.


MP3: Battles - Dance

Battles Reveal Euro & US Spring Gigs

Catch the experimental quartet at:

Europe:
May 9 Les Nuits Sonores: Lyon
May 10 Moers Fest: Dusseldorf
May 12 Gebaude 9: Cologne
May 13 Maria: Berlin
May 15 Vicar Street: Dublin
May 17 ATP: Minehead
May 18 ATP: Minehead

US:
June 12 Bonnaroo: Manchester
June 14 9:30 Club: Washington
June 15 Johnny Brenda’s: Philadelphia

Visit Battles on MySpace.

MP3: Battles - Dance

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #444

Battles - Dance

No, not a Justice cover.

Rather, a track from the band's B EP, circa 2004.

Visit Battles at their official site.

MP3: Battles - Dance

Battles Visit Jools Holland

Check out their performance of 'Atlas' on Later! in the clip below. Battles headline New York's Webster Hall tomorrow evening. MP3 of the tune at bottom of post.


MP3: Battles - Atlas (edit) (via Soundfix)

Battles Keyboardist Gives Sleep-Deprived Interview

Check out the following Ian Williams Q&A with Cutting Edge. Battles MP3 at bottom.

MP3: Battles - Prismism [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #194

Battles - Tonto (The Field Remix)

Swedish electro meets New York math rock.

The result: stupendous!

Learn more about The Field here.

MP3: Battles - Tonto (The Field Remix) [alternate link]

Battles Release 'Tonto' EP/DVD

Remixes and music videos galore! Check out the full track listing below. Download the original version of 'Tonto' at bottom.

EP:
01. TONTO
02. TONTO (THE FIELD REMIX)
03. TONTO (FOUR TET REMIX)
04. TONTO (LIVE AT AT FRF 07)
05. LEYENDECKER (LIVE AT FRF 07)
06. LEYENDECKER (DJ EMZ REMIX FEAT. JOELL ORTIZ)

DVD:
01. TONTO
02. THE MAKING OF TONTO
03. ATLAS

MP3: Battles - Tonto

Battles Reveal New Video

Check out Battles' clip for 'Tonto' below. Ace tune and a stunning video to match. Learn more about the New York-based math rockers here at the band's official MySpace page.


MP3: Battles - Tonto

New Battles Album Cover: Love It Or Hate It?

No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get enough of this new Battles record (as evident by my last post on the band, here). Hopefully by now, you've taken my advice and checked out their latest LP, Mirrored. If you haven't (shame on you), hop over to their MySpace page for a sprinkle of tunes, or see below for an MP3, one of my favorites, from Mirrored. Oh yes, artwork - love it or hate it?

MP3: Battles - Tij

Battles Bring Math Rock To The Masses

It seems like everywhere I turn somebody is discussing New York 4-piece, Battles and their new full-length entitled Mirrored. And I do mean everybody.

Just a few short weeks ago, The New York Times had a feature on Battles and their one-of-a-kind sound. This past weekend, Battles' video for Mirrored's first single, 'Atlas', was added to (MTV's only decent show) Subterranean's playlist. Last month, an interview with Battles was featured as the cover piece for XLR8R magazine. 'Atlas' was also just recently selected as NME's 'single of the week'. This is all in addition to a bevy of blog love.

Mirrored gets its international release today, and has already garnered rave reviews from critics ranging from The Guardian, Bitchfork & Contact Music, alike. For the record, The Music Slut adores it as well.

Take a listen to Mirrored's first track, 'Race In', below. Next big thing? Battles will be touring all around Europe & North America over the next few months. Check out all those dates here on the band's MySpace page.

MP3: Battles - Race In