La Di Da Di

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AlbumSep 18 / 201512 songs, 49m 20s99%
Experimental Rock Electronic Math Rock
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7.5 / 10

La Di Da Di, a vocal-free collection heavy on repetition, feels like a return to something elemental and specific in Battles' history. It's a satisfyingly clean take on what the band does best after the somewhat chaotic, "various artists" feel of 2011's Gloss Drop.

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It is hard at times to pinpoint the exact problems within La Di Da Di.

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Battles’ third studio LP _La Di Da Di_ is full of unflinchingly catchy instrumentals.

A stubborn embracing of all the weird things that make up this unique trio.

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It’s just the trio on their tod this time, and fun as it is, album number three is left wanting for focus.

6.0 / 10

Battles' debut Mirrored is still one of the most notable albums of the last several years. It managed to present a wholly weird sound—experimental rock built not on electronics, but filtered through them in a visceral and unique way—and somehow masque

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No sci-fi storyline is as commercially viable as the one that pits man against machine. You know the plot - humanity bested by the very machines they

The New York trio dispense with the singers, but not the fun, on an album of inspired and wide-ranging experimentation

7 / 10

Ian Williams and Dave Konopka continue to transform cartoonishly weird guitar and synthesizer sounds into legitimate vehicles for melody.

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9.2 / 10

Review of Battles new album 'La Di Da Di', available via Warp Records on September 18th via Warp Records. The lead single "FF Bada" is now streaming.

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Battles soldiered on through the loss of the visionary Tyondai Braxton five years ago.

Album Reviews: Battles - La Di Da Di

La Di Da DiArtist: BattlesGenre: AlternativeLabel: WarpThis third full-length release from Battles contains furious energy and rhythm.

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