2019, Oct 18

Juice B Crypts

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Experimental Rock Math Rock 96 Warp Records Indieheads 159 Pitchfork 6.1/10 The Needle Drop 5/10 NME 4/5 The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Paste 8.8/10 Dork 3/5 DIY 4/5 All Music 4/5 Exclaim! 9/10 Clash 8/10 Mojo 3/5 Loud and Quiet 8/10 Slant 3.5/5 Pop Matters 7/10 Northern Transmissions 7.5/10 Spectrum Culture 30% Uncut 5/10

Pitchfork 6.1/10 Now down to a duo, the busy instrumentalists recruit Tune-Yards, Shabazz Palaces, and the singer of Yes for their aggressive fourth album.

NME 4/5 ‘Juice B Crypts’ is an intricate and complex album that nonetheless bottles the joy and immediacy of the band's best work

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Mischievous art/math rock duo are on formidable form on latest LP

DIY 4/5 It’s not always been obvious, but since their inception in 2002, Battles have been on an almighty quest for the funk.

Clash 8/10 The ever-innovating Battles have reached new heights with their new album ‘Juice B Crypts’. The refined sound has traces of their

Loud and Quiet 8/10 Now a duo, Battles' fourth album Juice B Crypts is giddily unrestrained – fast in terms of tempo and run time and fastidious in its construction.

Slant 3.5/5 The group’s fourth album occasionally threatens to collapse beneath the weight of its overstuffed songs.

Pop Matters 7/10 Battles' bracing full-length debut, Mirrored, was a record that combined the hard rock punch of drummer John Stanier with a concoction of guitars, bass,...