Aug 25, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing a new album, Texis, on September 10 via Mom + Pop Music. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Justine Go Genesis,” via a video for it. A press release says the song sounds like “the unexpected intersection of Metallica, Spice Girls, and ‘90s drum and bass.” More

Jul 28, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) have announced a new album, Texis, and shared its first single, “Locust Laced,” via a video for it. More

Oct 23, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) have shared a new cover of Lead Belly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” It first debuted in part in September in the trailer for The Rhythm Section and was commissioned for that trailer by the film’s director Reed Morano (an Emmy winner for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale). More

Oct 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing a new mini-album, Kid Kruschev, on November 10 via their own label Torn Clean. Previously they shared its first single, “And Saints.” Now they have shared another track from the album, “Rainmaker.” More

Oct 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) have announced a new mini-album, Kid Kruschev, and have shared its first single, “And Saints.” Kid Kruschev is due out November 10 via their own label Torn Clean. Listen to “And Saints” below, followed by the mini-album’s tracklist and cover art. More

Dec 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) released their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, last month via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn. Now the duo has announced some 2017 tour dates that go down in February and March and take in Europe and North America. Check them out below, followed by the video for “I Can Only Stare.” More

Dec 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) released their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, last month via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn. Last night the duo stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “I Can Only Stare.” More

Nov 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, next Friday (November 11) via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn More

Oct 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, on November 11 via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn. At the end of August the band released a video for “It’s Just Us Now” and at the beginning of the month the band shared “I Can Only Stare.” More

Oct 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, on November 11 via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn. At the end of August the band released a video for “It’s Just Us Now.” Now the band have shared another song from it, “I Can Only Stare,” via Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio show on Apple Music. More

Aug 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller) are releasing their fourth album, Jessica Rabbit, on November 11 via Torn Clean/Sinderlyn. More

Aug 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells’ “Demons” (from 2012’s sophomore album Reign of Terror) was used to great effect in last fall’s season one finale of Jessica Jones. A character listened to the song loudly on noise-cancelling headphones to help counteract David Tennant’s villainous and charismatic Kilgrave, who can control minds with the sound of his voice. It was a strong reminder of the power of the duo’s music. Since then Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller have released three new songs and long teased their fourth album, the follow-up to 2013’s Bitter Rivals. Now the album has been announced, and it’s named after another famous fictional Jessica, Jessica Rabbit (Roger Rabbit’s Kathleen Turner-voiced femme fatale wife in the beloved 1988 Disney live action/animation hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). More

Jul 19, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells have shared a brand new song, “Hyper Dark.” They have also announced some new tour dates. “Hyper Dark” follows two other new songs, “Rule Number One,” which was released in June, and “Champions of Unrestricted Beauty,” that was released back in December. More

Jun 07, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells have shared a brand new song, “Rule Number One,” to Spotify (it also premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today, but was online early). Listen below via both Spotify and Beats 1. More

Dec 07, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Sleigh Bells have shared a brand new song, “Champions of Unrestricted Beauty,” to Soundcloud. As some fans have already pointed out, decidedly missing from the mix is the band’s distinctive guitar sound. The band are working on the follow-up to 2013’s Bitter Rivals and this song will presumably show up on their next album. More

Feb 24, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Sunday was the second day of Air+Style, a festival founded by Shaun White aimed at bringing together the worlds of snowboarding and music. More

Apr 30, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sleigh Bells are hitting the road. More

Mar 21, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sleigh Bells recently tapped Jam City to remix their Bitter Rivals banger “Young Legends.” More

Mar 06, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sleigh Bells are hitting the road in support of Bitter Rivals. More

Jan 14, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing the support of their latest album Bitter Rivals Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells were welcomed as the musical on Dave Letterman’s Late Show last night. More

Nov 22, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Sleigh Bells were welcomed as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More

Oct 22, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend, San Francisco hosted the Treasure Island Festival. Among the many bands to perform were Beck and Sleigh Bells. More

Oct 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Brooklyn noise rock duo Sleigh Bells appeared as the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing material from their newly released third LP Bitter Rivals. More

Oct 01, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Next week west coast noise pop duo Sleigh Bells will release their third full-length album Bitter Rivals. More

Sep 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Oct. 8 skuzzy noise pop duo Sleigh Bells will release their third full-length album Bitter Rivals. More

Sep 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Sleigh Bells have announced the release of third studio album, Bitter Rivals. More

Dec 21, 2012 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar’s Best of 2012 issue is shipping out to stores and subscribers and will be on newsstands nationwide in January. It features Grimes on the cover and includes interviews with other artists who made an impact in the last year, including Baroness, Julia Holter, Mount Eerie, Tig Notaro, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Ty Segall, Sleigh Bells, Swans, Trust, Scott Walker, Jessie Ware, Wild Nothing vs. The Go-Betweens, and The xx. Plus the Top 100 albums of the year and Year-End Artist Surveys. More

Dec 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend Cyndi Lauper held her second annual benefit concert in New Orleans to support her True Colors Fund in its mission to help homeless LGBT youth. More

Nov 01, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Despite the blistering pace they’ve kept in 2012, Sleigh Bells have found time to enter the studio to lay down three tracks for a new album. More

Sep 03, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

On Saturday September 1, the nineth annual FYF Fest went down at Los Angeles’ State Historic Park in Downtown L.A. We sent photographer Steven Dewall down to cover the action. Check out his shots of Chairlift,Chromatics, Fucked Up, James Blake, John Maus, M83, Moonface, Purity Ring, Redd Kross, Sleigh Bells, The Valelines, and Warpaint here. More

Aug 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Most of the time noise pop duo Sleigh Bells enjoy exuding a particular type of image, one that speaks of being hard-edged, rebellious, and care-free in a weird, early ‘90s vintage kind of way. More

Aug 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing to scour the globe for amazing food and culture American chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain will be taking his show “No Reservations” to the exotic environment of Austin, TX when his show premieres its new season on Sept. 3. More

Jun 19, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Since the release of their sophomore album Reign of Terror Sleigh Bells have been touring at an absolutely nonstop pace, recently finishing up a string of dates opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers just last month. More

May 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have premiered their newest music video for their Reign of Terror track “Demons.” More

May 07, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have announced a smattering of new performances set to take place throughout July. More

Mar 08, 2012 By Laura Studarus

What do Antony, The Horrors, Chairlift, and now Sleigh Bells have in common? Answer: and unquenchable thirst for Beyoncé. More

Feb 28, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Before joining up with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the road later this spring, noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have scheduled a number of additional performances across North America in support of their sophomore album Reign of Terror. More

Feb 20, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

New York noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells visited the set of Saturday Night Live over the weekend, playing songs “Comeback Kid” and “End of the Line” off their sophomore album Reign of Terror. More

Feb 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Coinciding with a feature story published this morning, The New York Times has gotten itself an exclusive stream of Sleigh Bells’ forthcoming sophomore LP Reign of Terror. More

Jan 16, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Sleigh Bells have unveiled the first proper single to their upcoming new album Reign of Terror. More

Jan 16, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Celebrating its 20th anniverssary, this year’s Noise Pop festival has announced its expanded line-up, including the likes of Sleigh Bells, Mac McCaughan from Superchunk, Matthew Dear, Bob Mould, The Dodos, and Cursive. More

Jan 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Sleigh Bells have announced that after taking part in a number of peformances circulating the band’s home state of Florida, the noise-pop duo will continue on the road with a select number of appearances throughout the rest of the U.S. (with one stop in Canada). More

Jan 04, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Those looking forward to purchasing Sleigh Bells’ new record Reign of Terror for his or her sweetheart this coming Valentine’s Day will unfortunately have to wait another week. More

Dec 15, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Sleigh Bells just dropped “Born to Lose” a cut off their forthcoming sophomore album Reign of Terror (out February 14). We have the track. More

Dec 07, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Just days after announcing that their upcoming second album would be called Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells have now felt it appropriate to fill fans in on a little more information on the record. More

Dec 02, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Noise-blasting pop duo Sleigh Bells have announced the follow-up to their breakthrough 2010 debut Treats. More

Jan 27, 2011 By Laura Studarus

A blow to the head, a bloody telephone, and some seriously styling senior portraits—these are all just elements of the new Sleigh Bells’ video. More

Jan 24, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Agro-poppers Sleigh Bells are planning an assault on 2011 in both video and tour form. We have the info. More

Sep 20, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Noise-poppers Sleigh Bells are no strangers to badass posturing. So it should come to no surprise that new video for Treats cut “Infinity Guitars” involves, baseball bats, fire, and cheerleaders. We have the clip. More

Jul 20, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Indie shmindie. Sometimes it’s hard to argue with cooperate sponsorship. Today, Virgin Mobile announced its free festival (September 25^th at Merriweather Post Pavilion) and it is a dozy. The daylong genre-hopping festival will play host to buzz bands such as Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian, scene stalwarts LCD Soundsystem and M.I.A. and legends such as Pavement and Joan Jett. We have the full lineup. More

Jun 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Sleigh Bells are hitting the road for their first ever world tour in support of debut album, Treats. We have the dates. More

Apr 17, 2010 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Mar 15, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Beat-heavy Brooklyn band Sleigh Bells is getting some help from the mistress of beats, M.I.A. In partnership with Mom+Pop music, M.I.A.‘s imprint NEET will be releasing the duo’s debut album, Treats on May 11th. They are also planning an extensive tour. We have the dates. More

Oct 10, 2013 By Kate Bennett

“You are my bitter rival/And I need you for survival” sings Sleigh Bells frontwoman Alexis Krauss on Bitter Rivals’ opening and title track—a sentiment that applies well to Sleigh Bells in general, when you think about it. More

Feb 21, 2012 By Austin Trunick

“Push it! Push it! Push it! True shred guitar!” Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss screams in the first track of Reign of Terror, splaying the album’s M.O. clear and (oh-so-staggeringly) loud. If 2010’s Treats was an experiment in excessive volume, this is their demonstration of excessive force. Reign of Terror packs a visceral wallop, at moments far more bruising than anything on its predecessor. More

Jun 03, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Despite a name that evokes thoughts of Christmas kitsch and a stage persona that leaves many cold, Sleigh Bells are here to stay. With the blown-out speaker quality of last year’s widely-circulated, under-produced demos (“Ring Ring,” “Crown on the Ground,” “Beach Girls,” “Infinity Guitars”) tamed to a more palatable squeal, multi-instrumentalist Derek Miller and vocalist Alexis Krauss have created a delicious summer album, shimmying through the worlds of pop, electro, and hip-hop like a pair of sugar-buzzed kids in a candy store. More

Apr 17, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Coachella 2010 began under the cloud of an erupting volcano. Several of the European artists playing this year had to cancel their Coachella appearances due to the Icelandic volcano eruption grounding all flights from the U.K. and other parts of Europe. So day one of Coachella was greeted with the news that we wouldn’t be seeing Frightened Rabbit, Delphic, The Cribs (with Johnny Marr), or Gary Numan after all. And only a few days earlier Mew had already cancelled due to illness. So this year’s festival was already starting with some losses, Mew and Delphic probably being the most unfortunate ones. But while there were few artists playing Coachella 2010 who I both hadn’t seen before and was dying to see (Pavement being one of them), the lineup was still rigged with enough great artists so that I had little time to eat and take breaks between bands. Here’s what I saw during day one. More