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Gloss Drop

Battles

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Released: Jun 2011
Label: Warp Records
Four years after Mirrored, Brooklyn's Battles return with their second LP and a change in lineup. Quasi-frontman Tyondai Braxton is gone, but the band's gnarled math-rock sounds as invigorating as ever. If anything, it might be slightly more welcoming: Despite the odd rhythms and chirpy harmonics, their bright, African-inspired melodies are as inviting as an ice cream truck. Appropriately, "Ice Cream," featuring hypnotic chants from Kompakt's Matias Aguayo, hits like a brain freeze, while "Dominican Fade" sounds like summertime distilled in steel drums.
- Philip Sherburne
Battles - Gloss Drop 2011-07-07
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    Africastle
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    Ice Cream (Featuring Matias Aguayo)
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    Futura
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    Inchworm
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    Wall Street
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    My Machines (Featuring Gary Numan)
    My Machines (Featuring Gary Numan)
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    Dominican Fade
    Dominican Fade
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    Sweetie & Shag (Featuring Kazu Makino)
    Sweetie & Shag (Featuring Kazu Makino)
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    Toddler
    Toddler
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    Rolls Bayce
    Rolls Bayce
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    White Electric
    White Electric
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    Sundome (Featuring Yamantaka Eye)
    Sundome (Featuring Yamantaka Eye)
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