Battlemode’s next Boston-area show is October 7, 2026 at The Rockwell.
Battlemode is the vibrant and irrepressibly energetic work of mismatched but inseparable friends Astro, Biff, and sam. Together they create dynamic electro pop that embraces the sounds of the past in order to look forward; incorporating the glitchy 8-bit chiptune sounds that accompanied adolescent days spent playing Gameboys, and reinvigorating them amongst contemporary synth tones and fresh beats. They call their style “color punk”. Maybe not