Can we talk about Gloss Drop yet?

[Rocco]

I mean like, officially?

This is my new favorite Battles album. I don't fast forward or skip any of the tracks. In fact I wish it was just a little bit longer, it's so good.

From your standard Battles weirdness to near-pop songs to heretofore uncharted sonic territory and back again. I really like it a lot. A lot lot. ;D

I hope they keep up the trend of having guest vocalists or other musicians on albums. It might make it a little harder to perform the songs live, I imagine, but it certainly fits into what they do very well and arguably gives a bit more freedom to just do whatever, which is what Battles is all about.

I got a really good interview/article with John here, too:

www.theskinny.co.uk/article/102250-battles-i-dont-think-quitting-ever-crossed-our-minds

[Bungle]

Gloss drop is brilliant. Cannot wait to see songs from it performed live *crosses fingers.
I like it a whole lot more than mirrored, it sounds more like their first two ep's without sounding the same as them. I missed that ep b/c feel to mirrored although it had some really good moments such as race in, tonto, leyendecker, tij..
Songs like ddiamond, rainbow and bad trails really didn't do a lot for me.
Rolls Bayce is pretty much the only one from the new album that I can't get too enthusiastic about.

[Bungle]

Oh yah I wouldn't mind hearing some songs from gloss drop performed live too. I'm not deaf yet

[hospitalcomedian]

I saw footage of them at Glastonbury last night. They were using recorded vocals except for Ice Cream, Matias Aguayo (?) joined them.

[Rocco]

Here's the band on Jimmy Fallon doing "Futura":

www.dbf-music.com/2011/06/17/battles-futura-live-on-jimmy-fallon (fast forward to the 35 min. mark)

Kinda pissed that I missed this when it was on...

[swami]

When I saw them in Brussels they used a double screen to project the vocalists singing, which didn't work always flawlessly due to synchronisation issues.
www.flickr.com/photos/bourgol/5621605016/in/photostream/