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- Summary: The second full-length album for the New York rock band features Matias Aguayo, Gary Numan, Kazu Makino, and Yamantaka Eye as guest musicians.
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- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Math Rock, Neo-Prog, Prog-Rock
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Top Track
My Machines | |
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Listen to The sound of my life My machines Sing songs for you to live for Welcome to The sound of now Come inside And be all you've dreamed... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 29 out of 37
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Mixed: 8 out of 37
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Negative: 0 out of 37
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Jun 7, 2011So much better than a Ferrari that never needs a tune-up, muse I. In the studio they're less accident prone, and they still tintinnabulate some. But now they also grunt.
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Jun 3, 2011Braxton's clever, found-sound loops are missed, but the remaining members' rampant ideas and inexorable groove keep Battles engrossing.
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Jun 10, 2011Gloss Drop may be a less solid and coherent album than Mirrored, but it is still a remarkably promising follow-up. As always, the music is cerebral, engaging, technically stupefying, and utterly original.
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Jun 3, 2011Gloss Drop is powered by a tireless, ingenious sense of play. Admittedly, it is sometimes the sort of playfulness displayed by quantum physicists and pure mathematicians. But hey, get the numbers right and everything else just slots into place.
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Jun 6, 2011Gloss Drop may be more accomplished than the band's debut; even if it's not quite as much of a powerhouse as Mirrored was, it shows that the trio version of Battles is lean, creative, and surprisingly adaptable.
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Jun 6, 2011The record stands as a solid collection from a trio of exceptionally talented individuals.
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The Independent (UK)Jun 3, 2011Clearly, these New York math-rockers have yet to learn the values of de- cluttering, with most of these dozen pieces involving furious industry to no great advantage.
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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