Video: Battles Math-Rocks Out, Live
On Friday night indie critical darlings Battles played a jam-packed show at South Street Seaport. Vulture was there to catch the set, which proved that the band is one of the tightest currently playing — and that drummer John Stanier works harder at his job than, say, most smelters. In our exclusive concert video and interview, the band reveals a secret love of Titanic and explains why fans of their breakout record, Mirrored, better not expect a new album for a long, long time.

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