Mirrored
by Battles
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: May 22, 2007
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 184 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 149 out of 184
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 184
  3. Negative: 19 out of 184

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  1. alanl
    May 22, 2007
    10
    Mirrored has much to offer, instant classic tunes, complicated beats, bizarres harmonic progressions, wierd synths and much more. This band is the true Zappa/Patton's sequel. So far, the year's best!!!
  2. DanS
    May 21, 2007
    10
    This album exceeded my expectations. I loved Battles' EPs, but Mirrored eclipses all of their previous work. One of my favorite albums of the year.
  3. ThomG
    May 21, 2007
    0
    It is pretty much flawless, expressing the type of music any computer could create. Too bad there isn't any soul in the album. Don't be expecting any life to jump from the plastic of this compact.
  4. TristanJ
    May 21, 2007
    10
    Takes you places you've never been before, then reminds you of where you've been with a different take on contemporary indie music that leaves you with nothing to do but re-evaluate everything you've listened to in the last five years. Wow...
  5. JohannT
    May 20, 2007
    10
    Incredible. I used to be a huge fan of Tortoise, Mice Parade, and of all those bands that were labelled as "post-rock". I thought nothing new could show up gave it all up years ago (except for OOIOO). And then, this album showed up. Imaginative, creative, fun and virtuoso, stunningly precise but never boring, and magnified by Animal Collective-like vocals. Absolument parfait.
  6. Tyler
    May 18, 2007
    10
    Album of the year thus far.
  7. rasg
    May 17, 2007
    10
    Amazing
  8. Hasi
    May 15, 2007
    10
    one of my favourite new albums just based on 'race in' and 'tij' alone. great on tape and even better live.
  9. ErikH
    May 15, 2007
    10
    I cannot possibly foresee anything overtaking this as the best album of 2007. Simply stunning!
  10. PatrickTM
    May 13, 2007
    10
    WoW; what a stunner. this is the "Drum's Not Dead" of 2007!
  11. Ryan
    May 10, 2007
    10
    An instant classic. Definately will end up on many Top 10 best of lists for this year. An incredibly creative record that sounds like nothing you've ever heard. Highly reccommended!
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#13 Best Album of 2007
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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    At times, the effect is akin to hearing Tortoise and Animal Collective covering the Steve Reich and Devo catalogs in tandem; but such reference points barely do justice to an album that just halfway through 2007, is already topping the year's best-of list in multiple genres. [Jun 2007, p.151]
  2. Observer Music Monthly
    70
    Battles combine the power of hard rock with an experimental aesthetic.
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  3. Urb
    90
    Every song on the 52-minute masterpiece builds and bridges until everything self-destructs and the only thing left to do is dance. [May 2007, p.92]
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