Battles return with Gloss Drop
- PublishedFri, Mar 4, 2011, 09:00
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- The post-rock outfit's second LP features Matias Aguayo, Gary Numan and Boredoms' Eye on vocals.
- The second album from Battles is called Gloss Drop, and will come out this summer on Warp Records. A lot has happened since we last heard from Battles–namely, the departure of Tyondai Braxton, who reportedly split from the band in the middle of a recording session last summer. Braxton's role was always dynamic (he tended to jump around between guitar, electronics and a rack of various pedals), but he also posed as the group's lead singer. To fill in the gap, the three remaining members have enlisted a cast of guest vocalists, including Gary Numan, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, Yamantaka Eye of the Japanese group Boredoms and Kompakt's Matias Aguayo. In a recent interview with Pitchfork, guitarist Dave Konopka described the album thusly: "There's a good spectrum–some shorter songs, some poppier songs, some total rock songs, some more out-there songs, some manic songs, a semi hip-hop-vibe song." Battles are currently gearing up for a full blown world tour. Starting in Osaka next month, they'll hit more than 20 dates around Asia, Europe and the US, including slots at SonarSound and Primavera Sound Festival. Tracklist 01. Africastle 02. Ice Cream feat. Matias Aguayo 03. Futura 04. Inchworm 05. Wall Street 06. My Machines feat. Gary Numan 07. Dominican Fade 08. Sweetie & Shag feat. Kazu Makino 09. Toddler 10. Rolls Bayce 11. White Electric 12. Sundome feat. Yamantaka Eye Warp Records will release Gloss Drop on June 6th, 2011.
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