battersea is a band from Tacoma, Washington. They combine a sense of humor and pop elements with the darker sounds of bands like Joy Division, Wolfgang Press and The Smiths. Their debut e.p. was written and recorded by frontman eric reidar who played all the instruments. The band is now made up of eric reidar on guitar and vocals, james tcak on guitar and bass and renee timmer on drums. The band is playing the UK for the first time in September 2009.
Captains Journal: 14 08 09 There is a luminous glow, a convergence of harmonics, a wicked bursting of energy around the place. The night has suddenly sprung into life once again. Rodrigo meets the Queen stranger birds still are to be seen hurtling through the sky. The pernicious fog is breaking and behind that fraying blanket of ether, stars explode. Cast off your leather jacket. You have nice skin scarred well by nicer body markings. If I were fifty years younger, hell, who knows which way my gender preference may...
