Sleigh Bells - Treats [2010]

Sleigh Bells' debut LP Treats will "make you want to pop your pussy in a dirty trashy grunge party way whilst also keeping it sexy." (I really wish I could take credit for that brilliant description, but I can't.)

Sleigh Bells (aka Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss) is grimy beats cranked up loud enough to explode your speakers, dirty fuzzed-out guitars, distorted feedback, and Krauss' sugar-sweet vocals. the whole record is nonstop sexiness and merciless, invincible noise. like, if Melt Banana and Lightning Bolt had a baby with Lady Gaga and Crystal Castles, their baby would probably be Sleigh Bells. also, this hypothetical baby would make me want to do a shitload of drugs and dance around my apartment totally naked while pumping my fists in the air and yelling a lot.

Pitchfork's review of Treats also describes it in a slightly more helpful way: "The duo have managed to extend their uncomplicated formula across 11 tracks without it wearing thin. The combination of the music's essentials - jackhammer riffs clipped from punk and metal, mid-tempo beats from hip-hop and electro, and supremely catchy sing-song melodies - is striking, sounding remarkably fresh and unlike anything else right now."




Sleigh Bells - Treats [2010]

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