After my failed attempt to see Sleigh Bells at Coachella recently, I’ve been ever more excited about their Treats LP which is finally going to be released on May 11 (and has miraculously not leaked yet, at least as far as I know). The twosome of Daniel Miller and Alexis Krauss are quite possibly the biggest buzz band out there right now (and really have been ever since last year’s CMJ festival), but I will luckily get a second chance to catch them live at this year’s Pitchfork Festival. I hear their stage presence is off the heezy. Apparently the two met when Miller was waiting on Krauss and her mother and mentioned he was looking for a vocalist. Just goes to show you why I liked chatting it up when I waited tables back in the day.

We just got our first taste at what the album might sound like in the song “Tell ‘Em”, which is really surprising in a good way. But I think it’s mostly because we were all used to listening to the demos that have been floating around for oh so many months now (and we liked them in all of their stripped down glory). So I, for one, was surprised to hear a much more produced track from the band. If nothing else though, this gets me (and everyone else) so much more excited for the album. Have I mentioned it’s being released in a week and a half and hasn’t leaked yet? When was the last time that happened?

Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em

Here’s one of those demo tracks that we’ve been enjoying for so long. “Ring Ring”, even though it’s a bit more laid back than some of their other tunes, is one of those songs that sounds like a lazy, hazy summer day (a description I’m almost positive I’ve used before). Besides the chilled out tempo, the guitar strumming, sliding up a few notes at the end of each phrase, really adds to this sentiment. Juicy.

Sleigh Bells – Ring Ring