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Brooklyn NY, United States (2008 – present)
Based in Brooklyn, NY, Sleigh Bells is the musical collaboration of Derek E. Miller (songwriter, guitarist, producer) and Alexis Krauss (vocalist, lyricist). The two met and formed in 2008, when Miller was waiting tables on Alexis and her mother at a neighborhood Brazilian restaurant. When Miller mentioned that he was looking for a female vocalist for a new musical project, Krauss’s mother immediately volunteered her daughter.
Sleigh Bells’ unique sound is likely the result of Miller and Krauss’s contrasting musical backgrounds; Miller was formerly the guitarist for the post-hardcore band Poison the Well and Krauss was a member of the teen pop group RubyBlue as a teenager. After steadily gaining popularity throughout 2009, Sleigh Bells signed to M.I.A.’s label N.E.E.T. in Spring 2010.
On May 11th 2010 Sleigh Bells released their debut full-length album entitled Treats. According to Songfacts, Miller wrote the bulk of the record before he began working with Krauss. The album’s immediate popularity and the band’s reputation as an energetic live act have helped solidify the duo’s widespread popularity. Amidst blown-out drum beats, fuzzed guitars and synth-pop sensibilities, Krauss balances each song with a voice that is both forceful and elegant. After playing Pitchfork’s summer music festival, Sleigh Bells set out on their North American tour in July 2010.
Sleigh Bells’ unique sound is likely the result of Miller and Krauss’s contrasting musical backgrounds; Miller was formerly the guitarist for the post-hardcore band Poison the Well and Krauss was a member of the teen pop group RubyBlue as a teenager. After steadily gaining popularity throughout 2009, Sleigh Bells signed to M.I.A.’s label N.E.E.T. in Spring 2010.
On May 11th 2010 Sleigh Bells released their debut full-length album entitled Treats. According to Songfacts, Miller wrote the bulk of the record before he began working with Krauss. The album’s immediate popularity and the band’s reputation as an energetic live act have helped solidify the duo’s widespread popularity. Amidst blown-out drum beats, fuzzed guitars and synth-pop sensibilities, Krauss balances each song with a voice that is both forceful and elegant. After playing Pitchfork’s summer music festival, Sleigh Bells set out on their North American tour in July 2010.
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Pukkkk wrote:
oh! sorry: they were on youtube, when they were removed; but now it seems they are also gone. sounded a bit softer than treats, but we all will see on friday.
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Peachey25 wrote:
Oh and where on YouTube lol??
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Peachey25 wrote:
http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/review/CID/639/N/Reign-of-Terror.utr great review!
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Pukkkk wrote:
moved to youtube ;)
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daftisalive wrote:
Where are the 30 second clips?
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ohsolucky wrote:
it's being released next friday in germany, that is a few days earlier than the N/A release date.
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lrreplaceable_ wrote:
I guess it wont leak.
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crackityjones92 wrote:
My new obsession i guess :3
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TASpark658 wrote:
Starting to like Born to Lose and where this the leak? HA
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Lewishalo wrote:
I like how you can get bands like Incubus whose album leaked two and a half months before release and then Sleigh Bells who still keep it under wraps a week before release. Bravo chaps.
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Peachey25 wrote:
Can't believe the previews came off before I listened! And I agree I don't want Treats 2 - they have done that!
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blahblah112233 wrote:
@CWAS91 you can listen to "Treats" anytime you want. why would they make another album that sounds exactly like it?
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zackawii wrote:
seen em live tonight. they played 3 new tracks besides comeback kid and born to lose. sounded pretty awesome to me. not as crazy or in your face as treats but still really loud and catchy. especially the song were alexis sings "push it push it PUSH IT" and the drums follow the rhythm of her voice. saw em once during treats era and tonight they had a 2nd guitarist. i thought they were better this go around with a slightly more developed style and setlist.
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ohsolucky wrote:
The samples were removed from Amazon.
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slowbelanova wrote:
LEAK PLEASE!!!
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indie-jesus wrote:
WHERE ARE THE 30SECOND CLIPS WHY CAN'T I LISTEN TO THEM FML
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mydoormatface wrote:
where are they
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twerqin wrote:
the 30 second clips slay
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CWAS91 wrote:
Comeback Kid is too soft! I want Treats~
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tomfordfan wrote:
This hasn't leaked yet?
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