Battles Releases Video for “My Machines”

New York City-based experimental rock group Battles has released the video for “My Machines,” featuring synth-pop artist Gary Numan. The single is now available via Warp Records. The track is off of the album Gloss Drop.

John Stanier of Battles, photo credit Karina Halle

The single is a product of a collaboration with The Creators Project’s The Studio, which produces and distributes works from various artists from many different disciplines.

Post-production efforts on this album were slowed by the Sony DADC warehouse fire, and printing was extremely limited.

The track was taken from the group’s well-received sophomore record, Gloss Drop, which Spin called “a triumphant moment, an experimental outburst both ingenious and accessible.”  Numan’s work with Battles has been critically acclaimed, with glowing reviews in The New York Times, USA Today, and even NPR.

The album also features collaborations with Chilean tech producer Matias Aguayo, indie rocker Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, and Yamantaka Eye, front man of the Japanese group, the Boredoms.

The group’s work, and fall tour, is being touted as a reflection of the multicultural collaborative efforts that The Creators Project promotes and fosters.

The Battles’ tour dates are as follows:

10/1 – Asbury Park, NJ – All Tomorrow’s Parties
10/2 – Boston, MA – Royale Nightclub
10/3 – Montreal, QC – Le National
10/4 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/5 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
10/6 – Pittsburg, PA – VIA Festival
10/7 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
10/8 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
10/10 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
10/12 – Seattle, WA – Neptune
10/13 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
10/15 – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Festival
10/16 – Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
10/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theatre
10/18 – Scottsdale, AZ – The Venue
10/20 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
10/21 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/22 – Dallas, TX – Grenada
10/24 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
10/25 – Birmingham, AL – Work/Play
10/26 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar
10/27 – Miami, FL – Grand Central
10/28 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
10/29 – Asheville, NC – Moogfest
10/30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
10/31 – New York, NY – Webster Hall