Sleigh Bells

A collaboration between coulda-been teen idol Alexis Krauss and former hardcore guitarist Derek Miller, Sleigh Bells definitely puts the “noise” in “noise pop.” The lurching breakdowns Miller stomped out with Poison The Well form the basis for much of Sleigh Bells’ still-growing repertoire, which finds Krauss alternately cooing, shouting, and crooning over loops of chopped-up bass drum and six-string squelch. The band’s debut record, Treats, is absolutely addicting pop, and tracks from it found a place on basically every teen drama on television. That’s some visionary shit. Sleigh Bells deliver another batch of busted-up pop gems on the new Reign Of Terror.

Updated 03/15/2012