I heard Sleigh Bell's track "Crown On The Ground" for the first time a few weeks ago on XM and loved it immediately. I am just a sucker for distorted drums and mean guitar loops but the sub bass sealed the deal. I could not find much about the group because they are not signed to a major label and the song "Crown On The Ground" that made it to XM, was just a demo.
Here is what Stereogum had to say:"Sleigh Bells are just a duo -- Derek Miller on beat production, guitars, and songwriting; Alexis Krauss on vocals -- but their tracks ram together many sonic worlds. Their electronic beats thud with gut-rattling low end; guitars are distorted siren squalls ("A/B Machines"), or heavily gated and thoroughly crunched power chords ("Infinity Guitars"), or playful, beach bum strums (the Beta Band-y "Ring Ring"). Krauss flips easily from hip-hop hook sass ("Beach Girls"), to pop power to sunshined, coquettish coos." - Stereogum
DOWNLOADS:
Sleigh Bells - "Ring Ring" (MP3)
Sleigh Bells - "Crown On The Ground" (MP3)
Sleigh Bells - "Beach Girls" (MP3)
Sleigh Bells - "Infinity Guitars" (MP3)
