Battles

Battles is known as a US math rock band. Following a string of EPs, the band released their debut LP on the Warp Records label in February 2006. The album is a compilation of their increasingly hard-to-find early releases. The group's lineup is composed of well-known musicians, including ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and Tyondai Braxton (son of Avantgarde Jazz musician Anthony Braxton), who also plays guitar and keyboard and creates live voice samples.

According to a news item on Pitchfork a new album Mirrored, recorded by Keith Souza at Machines With Magnets, will be released on 14 May 2007. The first single from the album, "Atlas," was released on 21 February 2007 as streaming audio, and the accompanying streaming video was released on 28 February 2007.

Recently the single Atlas was voted "best single of the week" by NME magazine.[1]