Review (mini): Battles - Mirrored

I love instrumental music. Bands like Explosions in the Sky, American Analog Set, Broken Spindles and Eluvium frequently cycle through my play list. Math rocker band Battles, have always been an instrumental band, and were quit good, with four solid EPs to prove it. Their newest release “Mirrored” takes the band to a new level of intensity and aggressiveness with the addition of lyrics. Mind you these are not your standard verse then chorus then verse lyrics, but are more instinctive and beat inspired. With these newfound lyrics, the band has mega hit on their hands. But in true Battles form, the lyrics are not what this album is all about, not even close. It is still all about the searing, clashing, flowing and connecting beats that make this album absolutely impossible not to at the very least, move your head to the beat of.

Battles once again have fought their way to the top of my play list and rightly so, for this album deserves every minute its played. I urge you, listen to this album loud and listen often. 9.3/10

EDIT: I just realized there is whistling in this album. That currently makes four completely different sounding albums I am listening to that feature whistling. Cool.