Features
Monday, September 12 2011
The Center Is the Loop: An Interview with John Stanier of Battles
PopMatters talks with Battles drummer John Stanier about the band’s unique take on lyrical expression, the zone of indistinction between rhythm and melody, and the recontextualization of the pop-rock formula.
Reviews
Monday, November 14 2011
Battles + Nisennenmondai: 20 October 2011 - Houston
For a band that’s so tightly controlled in the studio, their live show was surprisingly chaotic.
Monday, June 6 2011
Battles: Gloss Drop
Gloss Drop is the sound of a band forging its own identity and delivering on the promise initially unveiled on its previous album.
Monday, April 11 2011
Adebisi Shank: This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
Does for math-rock what Gabba did for Kraftwerk...
Friday, December 21 2007
Battles: Tonto + EP
A fine follow-up to one of the full length albums of the year includes remixes by the Field and Four Tet
Monday, July 9 2007
Battles
History will look back on "math rock" with as much ridicule as it does Gwar and nearly all musical taxonomies ending in "-core." But what about artists with a genuine sense of mathematic structure?
Blogs
Monday, May 9 2011
Battles - "Ice Cream" (Featuring Matias Aguayo) (video)
Battles have just released the video for "Ice Cream" from their eagerly awaited new album Gloss Drop, releasing 7 June. Following the record's release, the…
