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. Upon return to Tacoma the band plan to record a new e.p. for release by years end. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.