Battles Aren't "Show-Off Musicians", They're Just Keeping Their Music To The Point
Guitarist Ian T Williams of Battles tells Anthony Carew about keeping with the band's "sound mangling" style through line-up changes.
Battles
Battles is an American experimental rock group, founded in 2002 in New York City by Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress). The current line-up is a duo, composed of guitarist/keyboardist Williams and drummer John Stanier (formerly of Helmet, Tomahawk and The Mark of Cain). Former members include composer/vocalist Tyondai Braxton and guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka. The band has released four studio albums to date, with the most recent Juice B Crypts being released in 2019.
The band are regarded as one of the most innovative math rock bands of both the 2000s and the 2010s, with critics praising the band's unique sound. In 2007, Pitchfork wrote that "Battles have done more to extend the idea of a flesh-and-blood band enhanced by computer technology than anyone since the late, lamented Disco Inferno."
Albums
2007
Mirrored
2011
Gloss Drop
2015
La Di Da Di
2019
Juice B Crypts
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