Here comes summer. You can tell as color is returning to the landscape. Perfect timing for Battles to release a video for “Ice Cream”, a song off their forthcoming LP, Gloss Drop. Now a trio, the band enlisted several guest vocalists for the new record, and “Ice Cream” features none other than DJ Matias Aguayo (Kompakt).
If you were a fan of the last Battles record, you’ll be expecting experimental math rock blended with some pop traits. You get that here, but it’s much more colorful. And so too is the video — hence the perfect timing — filled with bright hues. The video often overlaps with eye-bending splices that make it a bit psychedelic.
Look for Gloss Drop on June 7 via Warp Records.