Battle Tapes

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rdf:langString Battle Tapes, April 2018

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rdf:langString Pete Kraynak

rdf:langString Los Angeles, California, United States

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rdf:langString Battle Tapes is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band originally consists of Josh Boardman (vocals/guitar/synth), Riley Mackin (keyboards/programming/vocals), Stephen Bannister (bass guitar) and Pete Kraynak (drums/percussion). Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced lighting and visuals and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image. To date, Battle Tapes has released four EPs: Sleepwalker (2011), Sweatshop Boys (2012), Solid Gold (2016), and Form (2017). They released their first studio album Polygon on November 20, 2015. They released several singles: Valkyrie (Radio Edit) (2015), No Good (2017), Weight of the World (2019), If Only (2022) and In Too Deep (2022). Their upcoming album Texture will be released in early 2023. Battle Tapes gained increased popularity in 2013, when their song "Feel the Same," from the Sweatshop Boys EP, was featured in Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V video game, in a vehicle radio station, Radio Mirror Park. The band also gained additional popularity in 2018, when several of their songs were featured in the Rooster Teeth web series “Gen:Lock”, with “Belgrade” used as its main theme. Battle Tapes made their festival debut in 2014, performing at The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas. In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.