Gloss drop

Gloss drop
Battles studio album
Publication (s)	June 6, 2011
Label (s)	Warp Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Art rock , math rock
Title (number)	12
running time	53:50
Studio (s)	2009-2011
chronology Mirrored (2007) Gloss drop -
Single release May 23, 2011 ice cream

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Gloss drop   UK 48 06/18/2011 (2 weeks)   US 98 06/25/2011 (1 week)

Gloss Drop is the second studio album by the US math rock band Battles . It was released on Warp Records in June 2011 . The band announced a tour to promote the album.

Gloss Drop is the band's first release after singer Tyondai Braxton split from the band. Therefore, the majority of the album is instrumental, but vocals are provided by many guest performers, including the electronic musician Gary Numan and Kazo Makino from the American dream pop band Blonde Redhead .

Ice Cream was the first single from the album. It was released on May 23, 2011, both digitally and on 12-inch vinyl. The vinyl version was limited to 3000 copies and was released in three different "flavors". The directing collective CANADA from Barcelona produced a music video for the song . The single contains the songs "Black Sundome" and an instrumental version of "Ice Cream" as B-sides .

Track list

All songs are by Battles and, unless otherwise noted, instrumental.

1. "Africastle" - 5.45
2. "Ice Cream" - 4.37 (with Matias Aguayo )
3. "Futura" - 6.17
4. "Inchworm" - 4.52
5. "Wall Street" - 5.25
6. "My Machines" - 3.55 (with Gary Numan )
7. "Dominican Fade" - 1.48
8. "Sweetie & Shag" - 3.50 (with Kazu Makino )
9. "Toddler" - 1.11
10. "Rolls Bayce" - 2.06
11. "White Electric" - 6.14
12. "Sundome" - 7.47 (with Yamantaka Eye)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts UK Charts US
2. ↑ The album on Warp Records
3. ↑ Battles Announce Tour Dates in Support of New Album ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Mark Savage: Battles: Gloss Drop . BBC 6 Music . Retrieved May 30, 2011.
5. ^ Battles Announce "Gloss Drop" . Under The Radar. February 25, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
6. ^ Warp / Records / Battles / Releases / Ice Cream . Warp Records. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
7. ↑ Ltd. Edition Ice Cream 12 "s in 3 Flavors . Bttls.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed on May 31, 2011. 
8. ↑ Canada and Battles discover Ice Cream . Partizan. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2011.