Battles released 'Gloss Drop' (streaming), made a YouTube playlist, announced a NYC show (and other dates)
Battles are currently on tour and will eventually hit Pitchfork Fest, ATP NJ, and Moogfest at the end of October. Right after Moogfest, it was just announced, Battles will headline a NYC show at Webster Hall on November 1. Tickets go on sale Friday (6/10) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (6/8) at noon.
Their new album Gloss Drop came out today (6/7) and is currently streaming on Spinner. The album is also available now on Amazon as LP, CD, and MP3.
In honor of the album’s release, the band have put together a YouTube playlist of some of their favorite videos. Check that playlist out here. Their diverse choices include “Spiderman scales Abu Dhabi’s tallest building” and “Mac Tips Apple iPad Review HD”. A teaser video about the playlist can also be watched below.
Speaking of curating, Battles also co-curate ATP Nightmare Before Christmas with Caribou and Les Savy Fav December 9-11. All tour dates and videos below…
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Battles – YouTube Playlist Teaser Video
Battles – Ice Cream
Battles 2011 Tour Dates
JUNE 07 Glasgow, UK – The Arches
+ SIGNING: Glasgow, UK – Monorail Records – Album signing session 1pm.
JUNE 08 London, UK – Heaven
JUNE 09 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Melkweg
JUNE 10 Dortmund, Germany – FZW
JUNE 11 Munich, Germany – Feierwerk
JUNE 12 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich
JUNE 23 Rome, Italy – Villa Ada
JUNE 24 Bologna, Italy – Link
JUNE 25 Glastonbury Festival, UK – John Peel Stage
JUNE 26 Cardiff, UK – *VENUE CHANGE*, Solus, Cardiff University
JUNE 27 Birmingham, UK – HMV Institute
JUNE 28 Bristol, UK – The Trinity Centre
JUNE 30 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
JULY 01 Belfort, France – Eurockeennes Festival
JULY 02 London, UK – Wireless Festival
JULY 03 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
JULY 05 Leipzig, Germany – Conne Island
JULY 06 Vienna, Austria – Arena
JULY 07 Ljubljana, Croatia – Kino Siska
JULY 08 Trencin, Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
JULY 10 Naples, Italy – Neapolis Festival
JULY 15 Chicago, US – Pitchfork Music Festival
JULY 16 Madison, US – UW Madison Memorial Terrace
JULY 17 Iowa City, US – Blue Moose Tap House
JULY 18 Lincoln, US – Bourbon Theater
JULY 19 Denver, US – Bluebird
JULY 20 Salt Lake City, US – Urban Lounge
JULY 22 Victoria, Canada – Sugar Nightclub
JULY 23 Vancouver, Canada – Rickshaw Theater
JULY 24 Seattle, US – Capitol Hill Block Party
JULY 29-31 Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba Ski Resort, Japan
AUGUST 10 Cannes, France – Festival Pantiero
AUGUST 12 Hertfordshire – Standon Calling Festival
AUGUST 13 Saint-Malo, France – Festival la Route du Rock
AUGUST 18 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
AUGUST 26 Katowice, Poland – Festiwal Nowa Muzyka
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 2, ATP, Asbury Park, NJ
OCTOBER 28-30 Moogfest, Asheville, NC
NOVEMBER 1 New York, NY – Webster Hall
DECEMBER 9-11 Minehead UK – BATTLES ARE CURATING ATP/NBC (have chosen Underground Resistance, Flying Lotus, Gary Numan, Bitch Magnet, Washed Out, The Psychic Paramount, Thank You, Nisennen Mondai, Walls (live), Phil Manley Life Coach, Dead Rider to perform. Also curating this weekend are Les Savy Fav and Caribou.)
