Battles
Battles is a quartet comprised of drummer John Stanier of Helmet and Tomahawk, guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress, guitarist David Konopka of Lynx, and avant solo musician Tyondai Braxton. All members bring their honed-in angular math skills of past glory to Battles. The Tras and EP C EPs were both released in June 2004 on Cold Sweat and Monitor respectively. The B EP followed on Dim Mak in September 2004. The Atlas EP followed in early 2007, followed in turn by the band's proper full-length...[more]
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Cut from the same cloth as potent pop acts The Feelies and The Embarrassment, and hailing from fertile Vancouver, BC, The Battles return after a long five-year absence. Tomorrow's Eager Hands delivers on the promise of their debut, 2001's Lycanthropy. Sure, there are discernible hooks, but Stephen Wood's songs Pack more punch than the attempts of other modern song smiths. Fans of Ray Davies, Mayo Thompson and Robyn Hitchcock should look no further for a fix. Also of note are the band's ties to [ read more ]
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Cut from the same cloth as potent pop acts The Feelies and The Embarrassment, and hailing from fertile Vancouver, BC, The Battles return after a long five-year absence. Tomorrow's Eager Hands delivers on the promise of their debut, 2001's Lycanthropy. Sure, there are discernible hooks, but Stephen Wood's songs Pack more punch than the attempts of other modern song smiths. Fans of Ray Davies, Mayo Thompson and Robyn Hitchcock should look no further for a fix. Also of note are the band's ties to [ read more ]
MP3 $10.49
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