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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 band will appear at Pitchfork on 15 June and in Madison, Iowa City and Denver in the days following.
Battles - "Ice Cream" (Featuring Matias Aguayo) (video)
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