Sleigh Bells – Treats

BBC“Specialises in mixing up the sweet and the nasty...” A bewildering but fun bedlam seems to be their default setting, if the first half-dozen or so tracks are anything to go by. Riot Rhythm and Infinity Guitars rock out in a frenzy of angular riffs and chundering beats...

Clash Music“Jaw-droppingly fresh...” Imagine ‘Alice Practice’ eleven times in a row - even ‘Treats’’ thirty-minute run-time can be as fatiguing as it is exhilarating. The odd ballad wouldn’t hurt, right?...

Guardian“As joyous as it is confrontational...” It matters not whether this is temporary, soon to be replaced by something even more of the moment – it is still a pleasure...

The Telegraph“About as hip as it gets...” Alexis Krauss sings their sexually charged, sample-based anthems with all the breathiness of a young Debbie Harry; the distorted ruckus adds to the excitement...

The Independent“Not yet reviewed”

allmusic“Undeniably exciting...” Treats comes on strong. Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss craft a sound that’s all climax, that sounds like cheap stereos turned up to 11 and boom cars that might actually explode...

MusicOMH“One of the most impressive albums you'll hear this year...” It looks as if Sleigh Bells may just justify the hype - for from the very first note of Treats, you know you're listening to something extraordinary...

Pitchfork“There's spirit to this music...” If it's true that records this intense and exhilarating don't always sustain themselves over the long haul, that's not a worry either. The visceral thrill of Treats may not last forever, but neither does life; right now, this feels like living it...

Drowned In Sound“If this all sounds a bit full on, well it is...” Sleigh Bells' dynamic is similar in many ways to Crystal Castles. Both duos' spark comes from the friction created between their individual parts, meeting somewhere in the middle of what is pop and what is noise...

NME“Quite resoundingly brilliant...” Drawing influence across the board, it’s a work that not so much mixes genres as smashes them into one visceral, jaw-dropping hybrid. MIA better watch her back; these two more than have the potential to come and steal the crown from under her nose.