Description

New York six-legged rhythmic juggernaut Battles are one of the most exciting and respected alternative bands of recent years and they return with their second album Gloss Drop.

The album ranges from lead track Ice Cream, a grunty, squelchy, jubilant freakout according to the NME, and Radio 1s The Hottest Record In The World a calypso tinged rhythmic juggernaut powering through the airwaves of Radio 1, XFM and 6Music, through to denser, more industrial tracks (My Machines, featuring Gary Numan, is a prime example) at times playful, at times hard-edged, but always unmistakably Battles.

Outgoing member Tyondai Braxtons vocals have made way for a host of guest vocalists, ranging from Numan to Kazu from Blonde Redhead and Eye from Boredoms.

The album is released on limited edition double gatefold vinyl with download code (limited to 700 copies in the UK).