BATTLES GLOSS DROP THE NEW ALBUM OUT JUNE 7

“When you see a band you really like, the reason you really like them is because you wish you’d had that idea. And when I saw Battles I thought, “Damn! Why didn’t I think of that?”

Battles fan Brian Eno

You can often spot the best bands - the truly once-in-a-generation type - by their names

alone. The all time greats usually come ready made with nomenclature that encapsulates

their sound and ethos effortlessly.

BATTLES are no exception. They are a rock group locked in conflict with the very limitations of what it means to be a rock group; conducting an all out assault on mediocrity and waging a fearsome campaign against genre conventions and pigeonholes. Their sound is that of an elite guard engaging in a series of complex sonic skirmishes. This is the sublime noise of equally talented musicians pushed to their limit - as interested in conducting synchronized audio attacks and ambushes on the listener as they are on each other.

GLOSS DROP is an astounding album born from resolve and resilience. It features the UK’s

dark synth pop pioneer Gary Numan; Chilean born Kompakt minimal techno producer Matias

Aguayo; cult indie rocker Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead; and Yamantaka Eye, the messianic

dreadlocked front man of Japanese cosmiche future beat unit, the Boredoms.

“When we’re writing songs, no one in this group has ever said ‘Wait, we’ve gone too far. This isn’t a BATTLES song.’ Because what is a BATTLES song? We don’t know. All I know is that there are no parameters and no boundaries. That is the whole point and has been since day one.” Battles’ John Stanier, 2011

LISTEN TO 1ST SINGLE ICE CREAM (FEATURING MATIAS AGUAYO):

SOUNDCLOUD (http://soundcloud.com/battles/ice-cream/s-DA1th) / YOUTUBE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAbc5yhbBFQ) PREORDER GLOSS DROP:

BLEEP.COM (INSTANT ICE CREAM D/LOAD) (http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release_details&releaseid=28582)

BUY ICE CREAM NOW:

BLEEP.COM (http://bleep.com/index.php?page=release_details&releaseid=28937)/ iTUNES (http://itunes.apple.com/album/ice-cream-feat-matias-aguayo/id426493552)

BATTLES

GLOSS DROP

WARP212

June 7 2011

Tracklist:

1. Africastle

2. Ice Cream (Featuring Matias Aguayo)

3. Futura

4. Inchworm

5. Wall Street

6. My Machines (Featuring Gary Numan)

7. Dominican Fade

8. Sweetie & Shag (Featuring Kazu Makino)

9. Toddler

10. Rolls Bayce

11. White Electric

12. Sundome (Featuring Yamantaka Eye)

Gloss Drop artwork by Dave Konopka

Band photos by Jason Frank Rothenberg, 2011

BATTLES ARE PLAYING LIVE (http://bttls.com/new-album/gloss-drop/)

BATTLES ARE CURATING ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES / NIGHTMARE BEFORE

CHRISTMAS: FIRST PICKS FLYING LOTUS, THE PSYCHIC PARAMOUNT, WALLS (LIVE) (http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php)

ICE CREAM PREMIERED VIA KCRW, KCMP, KEXP, WXPN & BBC RADIO 1