{"id":19133,"date":"2015-12-20T11:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19133"},"modified":"2015-12-18T09:24:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T14:24:59","slug":"19133","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19133","title":{"rendered":"Battle Ave. premiere new music video &#8216;Aleph&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Battle Ave&#8217;s &#8216;Year of Nod&#8217; is a departure from their last release <em>War Paint<\/em>, which was a messy, unbridled emotional rollercoaster. &#8216;Year of Nod&#8217;\u00a0has more of an introspective, weary sound. and is out via Seagreen Records. The songs are intense, emotional, &amp; cathartic.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Sometimes, random circumstances make a video, or a song, or a movie, particularly significant for the times we are living. Watching this simple, beautifully shot video for single Aleph, by dark pop band\u00a0Battle Ave, we immediately started longing for snow, while wondering if &#8211; after an insanely warm fall and a week in December with temperatures averaging 60 degrees &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><em>we&#8217;ll ever experience it again in NYC<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Paolo\u00a0De Gregorio\u00a0, The Deli<\/p>\n<p>Watch the new video for <em>Aleph<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PyzdtHQ8J_A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>More about Battle Ave.?<\/strong> Battle Ave.\u00a0is a dark pop band formed in upstate New York in 2009 by songwriter Jesse Alexander and drummer Samantha Niss. After releasing their debut album\u00a0&#8216;War Paint,&#8217; a heavy &amp; cathartic roller coaster filled with <em>\u201cmessy emotional pivots\u201d<\/em> (Stereogum) in 2011, the band returned to the studio with longtime producer &amp; wise sage Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, The Walkmen, Widowspeak) to make\u00a0&#8216;Year of Nod,&#8217; a collection of subtle and atmospheric indie rock.\u00a0Currently they are making a dent in the upstate\/NYC venue circuit, playing DIY and more traditional venues alike and regularly appearing at Shea Stadium, Palisades, &amp; BSP Kingston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track list:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Aleph<br \/>\n2. Summer Spear<br \/>\n3. Lalande<br \/>\n4. In Evil Hour<br \/>\n5. Zoa<br \/>\n6. Solar Queen<br \/>\n7. Helen (This Isn&#8217;t Meant To Offend)<br \/>\n8. Seaside Girls<br \/>\n9. Say Say Oh Enemy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Battle Ave&#8217;s &#8216;Year of Nod&#8217; is a departure from their last release War Paint, which was a messy, unbridled emotional rollercoaster. &#8216;Year of Nod&#8217;\u00a0has more <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=19133\" title=\"Battle Ave. premiere new music video &#8216;Aleph&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[4091,4083,4090,4092],"class_list":["post-19133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-aleph","tag-battle-ave","tag-seagreen-records","tag-year-of-nod"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Battle-Ave..jpg?fit=600%2C378","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s2B2TV-19133","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26732,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26732","url_meta":{"origin":19133,"position":0},"title":"Black Asteroid shares &#8216;Tangiers&#8217; video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this summer, Black Asteroid \u0096aka Bryan Black \u0096released 'Thrust' via Last Gang Records. 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