Get Out Saturday: Battles

"When the world is invaded by robots in 2067 this will still sound ahead of its time" -NME

You may or may not agree with that sentiment, but one thing that's for sure is that of all the prog/math/experimental/rock amalgamations we've heard over the years, none have made our ears perk up so much as New York band, Battles.

8pm // Neumos // $13, all ages

If you haven't heard them on KEXP yet, hop on over to their MySpace page and give "Atlas" a listen. What starts out as a Marilyn Manson knock-off so obvious that it pushes the limits of parody, soon bends and folds into an acidic trip into a wonderland of driving rhythms, raucous beats and cacophonous vocals reminiscent of those algebraic dreams that drove us mad when we were in school -- and yes, we mean that in a good way.

In fact, forget all that. Here's the video: