Pitchfork

It's been awhile since we've heard new music from Battles, the titanic post-math-rock supergroup consisting of multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Tyondai Braxton, drummer John Stanier (Helmet, Tomahawk), guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams (Don Caballero), and guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka (Lynx). But now, the drought is over.

On April 2, Battles will release the "Atlas" single digitally and on 12" vinyl, backed by a remix by DJ Koze. It's a teaser for the Mirrored LP, due May 15. Both come out on Warp, which re-released the band's EP C and B EP together last year.

The new music is the first time Battles have incorporated vocals into their sonic onslaught, and from what we've heard so far, it kind of sounds like the Knife sent through a post-hardcore meat grinder. In a good way.

Battles will hone their road-warrior skills on their upcoming North American tour, which kicks off in Baltimore on March 20.

Mirrored tracklist:

01 Race: In
02 Atlas
03 Ddiamondd
04 Tonto
05 Leyendecker
06 Rainbow
07 Bad Trails
08 Prismism
09 Snare Hangar
10 Tij
11 Race: Out

Dates:

03-20 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
03-22 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
03-23 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-24 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
03-25 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn #
03-27 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree #
03-28 Lexington, KY - The Dame
03-30 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-01 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-02 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
04-03 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-04 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
04-05 Boston, MA - Great Scott

* with Mary Timony, Twilight Sad
# with Loney, Dear