Sleigh Bells: Reign of Terror – review

(Columbia)There's a single, inescapable problem with Sleigh Bells, the Brooklyn duo sponsored by M.I.A. who became the toast of hipsters everywhere with their 2010 debut, Treats. Namely: when you build your sound around the adrenalising effects of pure noise, it only truly works when played at gig volumes. At anything less, it tends towards a distorted mess. There are three basic elements to Sleigh Bells: Derek Miller's recycled glam-metal riffs, Alexis Krauss's breathy singing, and the fero...

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