Mirrored is the full-length debut album by American
experimental band
Battles, released on May 14, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and on May 22, 2007 in the United States. This is the first time the band has incorporated prominent vocals as well as lyrics into their songs, as the previous EPs were completely instrumental (aside from
beatboxing on the tracks "Dance" and "Fantasy" and wordless vocals on "B + T", "IPT-2" and "BTTLS"). The first single from the album, "Atlas", was released in the UK on April 2, 2007, and has been used in the
PlayStation 3 game
LittleBigPlanet, in the level "The Construction Site". It has also been used in the British television programmes
Skins,
Top Gear and
Torchwood, as well as
Honda for their
European Civic Type R.
Mirrored appeared on 2007 top album lists from several publications, including
Time,
NME,
The Guardian, and
Pitchfork.