Ironic that for all the talk about the production on the gut-buckling razor-pop call-to-arms “Tell ‘Em,” Sleigh Bells’ first proper-studio track – their blown-out-to-bits beats swapped for a pristine-yet-pulverizing mix that must be heard LOUD — the band’s overdriven dB output through Coco 66′s sound system made even their new material sound like the distorted demos that set the hype machine off. Of course it’s a look that suits the duo, in a small room that still makes their case better than the increasingly spacious stages they’ll need to play to accomodate having nailed the zeitgeist. The sold-out My Open Bar/Tammy Hart party, pairing Sleigh Bells with up-and-coming trio Mr. Dream, needed no extra promo to be a burner (and a sweat-pit), though Maya playing the part of hype-woman on her protégé’s “Ring Ring” encore was smart promo (and set the room’s dB output to overdrive) in its own way. That track didn’t make it to the band’s forthcoming Treats tracklist – emails to clear that Funkadelic sample probably didn’t make it to George Clinton’s spaceship — but at least it (see comments) is still spiking Sleigh Bells live thing, which you should see wherever, but the smaller the better. Album’s out tomorrow. N.E.E.T.’s one ship that doesn’t leak.
Mr. Dream opened with previously-posted “Knuckle Sandwich” and followed up the aggressively bright “Knick-Knack,” and “Lawnmower Man.” One of their untitled songs (working name: “Winner”) was dedicated to Rob Zombie, sounded a little like White Zombie, but was not White Zombie. New song and set closer “Learn The Language” is an auspicious sign, and one to point to as proof that Mr. Dream get better show-by-show, or even song-by-song.
Swing through Ryan Muir’s photo set; it’s a good one.
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmm, “ring ring” did make the album. it’s been renamed “rill rill.”
How did this album not leak? Seriously…
do we really want to subject ourselves to their ‘music’ ahead of scheduled release day?
I believe it didn’t leak because the digital version is being released tomorrow. The physical release won’t be out until late June. That being said, even digital albums leak before it’s supposed to be out. N.E.E.T. must have some special powers or something.
Huh, I didn’t realize that it was only the digital version coming out tomorrow, though that explains why there hasn’t been nearly as much promotion for the new album as I would’ve expected (I’m not talking about the initial buzz from their demos and CMJ performances, of course).
And seriously, is this the first album in the past 10 years or so that hasn’t leaked beforehand??
it didn’t leak because not enough people care about it.
why am i here commenting? i was interested in the photos…some of them are awesome.
M.I.A. needs to get off of Sleigh Bells nuts…they are good but not great.
I think Mr. Dream’s third song was titled “Fancy Things,” it was less aggro-Bleach menace and more of a power-pop smile style, and I loved it. Not to say I don’t love menace and Bleach. I just also like power-pop and smiles.
umm… personally. i love the machine like sound but personally i am more fond of the music itself than the small female vocals. i like the vocals and the song as a whole but i think people should have a greater apreciation for the actual creators of the music itself. if there were no composers then who would be singing?
more pics and talk of the composers is what im saying i guess.