Mirrored

{{Music ratings

| MC = 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/mirrored/battles |title=Reviews for Mirrored by Battles |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=March 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226012751/https://www.metacritic.com/music/mirrored/battles |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |url-status=live}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mirrored-mw0000569577 |title=Mirrored – Battles |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=March 13, 2020 |last=Jurek |first=Thom}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/battles-mirrored-1798202596 |title=Battles: Mirrored |work=The A.V. Club |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=May 15, 2022 |last=Battaglia |first=Andy}}

| rev3 = Blender

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Battles: Mirrored |journal=Blender |issue=59 |date=June 2007 |page=104}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2076784,00.html |title=Battles, Mirrored |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=May 10, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Hughes |first=Tom}}

| rev5 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide)

| rev5Score = B−{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2007-09.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=MSN Music |date=September 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/battles/8527 |title=Battles: Mirrored |journal=NME |date=May 16, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Pattison |first=Louis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054545/http://www.nme.com/reviews/battles/8527 |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 9.1/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10225-mirrored/ |title=Battles: Mirrored |work=Pitchfork |date=May 15, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Harvell |first=Jess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716011645/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10225-mirrored/ |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |url-status=live}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/14708498/review/15040496/mirrored |title=Battles: Mirrored |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 11, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |author-link=Christian Hoard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616050444/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/14708498/review/15040496/mirrored |archive-date=June 16, 2007}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9hzCYGgoKQIC&pg=PA90 |title=Battles: Mirrored |journal=Spin |date=June 2007 |volume=23 |issue=6 |access-date=September 16, 2015 |last=Hogan |first=Marc |page=90}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Battles: Mirrored |journal=Uncut |issue=121 |date=June 2007 |page=87}}

}}

Mirrored was widely acclaimed upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 31 reviews. The album placed ninth in The Wire{{'}}s annual critics' poll.{{Cite magazine |title=2007 Rewind: Records of the Year Top Ten |date=January 2008 |magazine=The Wire |issue=287 |page=37 |location=London |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/3240/spread/37 |url-access=subscription |via=Exact Editions}} {{subscription required}} Online music magazine Pitchfork later placed Mirrored at number 105 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=5 |title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s |page=5 |work=Pitchfork |date=September 28, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2022 |author=Pitchfork staff}} The single "Atlas" was ranked at number 42 on Pitchfork{{'}}s top 500 tracks of the 2000s list.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7692-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-50-21/ |title=The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 50–21 |work=Pitchfork |date=August 20, 2009 |access-date=October 1, 2009 |author=Pitchfork staff |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517190959/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7692-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-50-21/ |url-status=dead }} In October 2011, NME placed "Atlas" at number 54 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/10 |title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years |journal=NME |date=6 October 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Battles

| title1 = Race : In

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Atlas

| length2 = 7:07

| title3 = Ddiamondd

| length3 = 2:33

| title4 = Tonto

| length4 = 7:43

| title5 = Leyendecker

| length5 = 2:48

| title6 = Rainbow

| length6 = 8:11

| title7 = Bad Trails

| length7 = 5:18

| title8 = Prismism

| length8 = 0:52

| title9 = Snare Hangar

| length9 = 1:58

| title10 = Tij

| length10 = 7:03

| title11 = Race : Out

| length11 = 3:29

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan bonus track

| title12 = Katoman

| length12 = 2:08

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;Battles

• John Stanier – drums
• Dave Konopka – guitar, bass, effects
• Tyondai Braxton – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Ian Williams – guitar, keyboards

;Additional personnel

• Keith Souza – recording engineer, mixing
• Mike Viele – assistant engineering
• Seth Manchester – assistant engineering
• Jeff Lipton – mastering
• Jessica Thompson – mastering
• Dave Konopka – art direction and design
• Timothy Saccenti – photography

{{Reflist|2}}

• [http://www.bttls.com/ Official Battles website]

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