Battles, 'Wall Street' (Interface)

Battles came together in 2002 as a veritable supergroup of seasoned musicians and veterans of the '90s avant-rock and hardcore scenes. The lineup includes Ian Williams from Don Caballero, drummer John Stanier of the pre-grunge band Helmet and Dave Konopka of the spazz-rock group Lynx.

'Gloss Drop' continues their minimal approach to songwriting and features guest vocals from the likes of Gary Numan, Matias Aguayo, and Kazu Makino from Blonde Redhead.

"The record we just made ['Gloss Drop'] was just a studio record, more than records we made before, so we sort of changed course in the recording process in the studio. We just discovered that we were a trio halfway through the process." -- Ian Williams