#3 of 10
Year: 2010
Genre: The Noisiest of Pop
Label: Mom + Pop
TRT: 32:00
The story of Derek Miller (ex-guitarist for Poison the Well) and Alexis Krauss (former middle school teacher) meeting at a Brazilian restaurant in Brooklyn, and then practically the next week beginning work as Sleigh Bells would be meaningless if Sleigh Bells failed to be memorable.
Well, love it or hate it (and there's roughly equal proponents of each), Treats is hard to forget. At first I was quite dubious when a friend was telling me about this "hip hop noise pop" duo that was making waves in the underground. My skepticism lasted for about 32 minutes, roughly the length of their debut. Then I hit play again and turned it up a bit and all of a sudden, I was completely sold.
They may never be able to match the intensity and sheer energy found here on subsequent releases, but dammit if they haven't invented their own genre and executed it perfectly with their first release. Other bands have sort of dilly-dallied around this sound, but Sleigh Bells nails it to the wall and then pulls the walls down around their heads.
So roll down your windows, throw out all of your preconceptions about what "hipsters" or "pitchfork" think about this, and turn that shit up until your ears bleed and your mind melts.
| 1 | Tell 'Em |
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| 2 | Kids |
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| 3 | Riot Rhythm |
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| 4 | Infinity Guitars |
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| 5 | Run the Heart |
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| 6 | Rachel |
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| 7 | Rill Rill |
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| 8 | Crown on the Ground |
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| 9 | Straight A's |
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| 10 | A/B Machines |
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| 11 | Treats |
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