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Battles

With Surrounded by Silence, Prefuse 73 continues to leap musical boundaries

Battles Making South Florida Return at Grand Central October 27

​Crossfade was doing some casual afternoon lurking when the Events section of the Nightdrive blog slapped us in the face with some pretty cool news. According to the Miami promoters-slash-bloggers, math-rock mutant-pop ensemble Battles will be making its return to South Florida. The listing offe ... More >>

Battles' John Stanier on the Departure of Tyondai Braxton and New Album Gloss Drop

Photo by Jason Frank Rothenberg​"I can't imagine making a more difficult album," says Battles drummer John Stanier when asked to describe the process behind Gloss Drop, the first full-length in four years from the recently downsized (once a quartet, now a trio) post-math-rock ensemble. While ... More >>

Battles at Grand Central October 27

Photo by Jason Frank Rothenberg​"I can't imagine making a more difficult album," says Battles drummer John Stanier when asked to describe the process behind Gloss Drop, the first full-length in four years from the recently downsized (once a quartet, now a trio) post-math-rock ensemble. While ... More >>