# Battle Tapes

Battle Tapes is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band consists of Josh Boardman (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Riley Mackin (keyboards, programming, vocals), Josh D'Elia (bass guitar, backup vocals) 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 have released several singles: Valkyrie (Radio Edit) (2015), No Good (2017), Weight of the World (2019), If Only (2022), In Too Deep (2022), One Night in Burbank (2023), and Brand New (2023). Their second studio album Texture was released on May 5, 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, on the in-game 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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Polygon | Released: November 20, 2015 |
| Texture | Released: May 5, 2023 |

### Extended plays (EP)

| Title | Details |
| Sleepwalker | Released: May 12, 2011 |
| Sweatshop Boys | Released: April 13, 2012 |
| Solid Gold (feat. Party Nails) | Released: April 3, 2016 |
| Form | Released: July 14, 2017 |

### Singles

| Title | Details |
| Valkyrie (Radio Edit) | Released: October 10, 2015 |
| No Good | Released: April 21, 2017 |
| Weight of the World | Released: February 22, 2019 |
| If Only | Released: July 8, 2022 |
| In Too Deep | Released: September 9, 2022 |
| One Night in Burbank | Released: March 17, 2023 |
| Brand New | Released: May 5, 2023 |

### Remixes (by other artists)

| Title | Artist | Album | Details |
| Sleepwalker | Slighter (As Slighter's Wide Awake Remix) | Sleepwalker EP | Released: May 12, 2011 |
| Sleepwalker | The Radish | Sleepwalker EP | Released: May 12, 2011 |
| Sleepwalker | Lordx | Sleepwalker EP | Released: May 12, 2011 |
| Solid Gold | Story of the Running Wolf | Solid Gold EP | Released: April 3, 2016 |
| Solid Gold | The Beta Machine | Solid Gold EP | Released: April 3, 2016 |
| If Only | The Anix | | Released: July 29, 2022 |
| If Only | Snakes of Russia | | Released: August 5, 2022 |
| In Too Deep | Lenno | | Released: October 7, 2022 |

### Remixes (by Battle Tapes)

Some of these remixes were never officially released on any streaming platforms.
| Title | Original Artist | Album | Details |
| Sleepwalker Pt. III | Battle Tapes (As Abstracted Camouflage Remix) | Sleepwalker EP | Released: May 12, 2011 |
| LA Water | Helmet | | Released: January 7, 2011 |
| Balloon | Wendy & Lisa | | Released: January 7, 2011 |
| I Like Van Halen... | El Ten Eleven | | Released: September 14, 2011 |
| Palm Springs Reset | Julien-K | We're Here With You (Deluxe Edition) | Released: September 11, 2012 |
| Time | Uh Huh Her | Uhh Remixed | Released: May 13, 2014 |
| Sweatpants | Childish Gambino | | Released: July 31, 2014 |
| Solid Gold (Remix 1 & 2) | Battle Tapes | Solid Gold EP | Released: April 3, 2016 |
| You Don't Get Me High Anymore | Phantogram | | Released: May 4, 2017 |
| Never Dance Again | Sunset Neon | Starlight (Remixes) | Released: May 10, 2018 (Single) Released: January 24, 2019 (Album) |
| 100 | Kauf | Regrowth Remixed | Released: August 31, 2018 |
| Have You Ever (feat. Party Nails) | Urban Heat | | Released: December 23, 2022 |

## Skeleton Crüe

Josh Boardman and Riley Mackin often perform as a duo under the moniker "Skeleton Crüe" — a name derived from the stripped-down size of Battle Tapes, focusing more on a live DJ-style use of drum machines, samplers and synths, in addition to traditional DJ decks.

## In other media

* Teen Wolf (season 3, episode 4) - "Made"
* Grand Theft Auto V - "Feel the Same"
* Elementary (season 2, episode 4) - "Sleepwalker"
* National Geographic Channel (Ad Campaign) - "Sweatshop Boys"
* BBC One - Casualty (Series 32 finale promo) - "Feel the Same"
* Need for Speed (Trailer) - "Feel the Same"
* The Originals (season 1, episode 17) - "Feel the Same"
* NBC Sports (Formula 1/Monaco GP) - "Feel the Same"
* State of Affairs (season 1, episode 12) - "Feel the Same"
* Need for Speed (drift races) - "Valkyrie"
* Asphalt Xtreme - "Belgrade"
* Lucifer (season 1, episode 2) - "Valkyrie"
* Bones (season 9, episode 14) - "Sweatshop Boys"
* Now You See Me 2 - "Belgrade"
* Girls - "Solid Gold"
* Lethal Weapon - "Made"
* The Crew 2 - "Dreamboat" & "Mulholland"
* Asphalt 9: Legends - "Valkyrie"
* S.W.A.T. - (season 3, episode 14) - "Made"
* Gen:LOCK (Web series) - "Belgrade" (Main theme), "Syntax" (season 1, episode 2), "Alive" (season 1, episode 3), "Sweatshop Boys" (season 1, episode 4), "Last Resort & Spa" (season 1, episode 4), "Weight of the World" (season 1, episode 8)
* Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Announce Trailer) - "Feel the Same"
* The Blacklist (season 4, episode 21) - "Last Resort and Spa"
* Hyper Scape - "Feel the Same"
* Invincible (TV series) (episode 5) - "Alive"
* The Naked Director (season 2 trailer) - "In Too Deep"
* The Flash (2014 TV series) (season 6, episode 3) - "Made"