Battles - Atlas (Warp)
By: Thomas Hannan
Like every frame of this delightful piece of video tape, we're nodding in approval over Battles' decision to pick up a microphone for the first time and create something of a math rock dance anthem. 'Atlas' is our single of the year so far.
Performance videos only work when there's something special about watching a band perform, and with Battles, that's what you get. They're loving this shit. Look at them bouncing in that curiously rotating glass cube. What? You can't see it? Click on these links:
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