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.

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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.

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Album Review: Battles – Juice B Crypts

"[W]ild and unconventional, but occasionally hard to connect to on an emotional level."

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Live Review: Battles, Making

"'Atlas' is the aural equivalent of peaking after double dropping."

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Live Review: Battles

"The boys literally squeezed everything out of each song, elongating and grasping every beat and note in a fit of ordered chaos."

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Live Review: St Jerome's Laneway Festival

"After all the talent we've seen in the last hour, Sydney-sider Harley Streten is a lacklustre headliner..."

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Battles Unveil 2016 Laneway Sideshow Dates

Two shows for fans of wonky, math-dappled experimental rock this February

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Live Review: Battles

"Punters lurch forward from the balcony booths as if they've put their life savings on an outside-chance racehorse."

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Battles Can't Make French Fries But They Can Roast Potatoes

"I actually really don't care about vocals at all, that's the subtext. That's Dave's real talk."

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Album Review: Battles - La Di Da Di

"Haters will presumably have a field day with Battles' new, entirely instrumental album"