Matias Aguayo

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

This Week’s Best Single: Battles’ Ice Cream

Battles: Ice Cream (Warp, 5/24/11) Battles: "Ice Cream" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ice-Cream.mp3|titles=Battles: "Ice Cream"] With its new album, Gloss Drop, due out on…

Concert Photos: Battles @ Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL)

With its first release since former loop maestro / singer Tyondai Braxton left the band last year, experimental-rock band Battles…

Battles to release Gloss Drop in June on Warp

NY-based experimental-rock band Battles will release its new album, Gloss Drop, on 6/7/11 via Warp. It's the first release since…