Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells (Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller) blasted their way into the music scene and onto everyone’s radar with explosive bass hits, aggressive guitar riffs, and celestial vocals off their debut album Treats in 2010. After turning on the crowd to their powerful sound, a question that crossed my mind was, ‘Where do they go from here? How do you follow up with a sound that massive?’ My answer came with their second LP, Reign Of Terror, which maintains its heavy instrumental roots but showcases more emotional lyrical content. “End of the Line” is a good example, where Krauss sings plainly, “It’s the end of the line/ so goodbye” punctuated with light hits from a drum machine while she and bandmate Miller (with guitar in tow) wander around outdoors on BMX bikes. Watch the video below and pick up Reign of Terror here.
Hit the Jump after the video to check out Sleigh Bells’ upcoming U.S. tour dates…
Sleigh Bells U.S. Fall Tour Dates
08-28 Seattle, WA – The Paramount *
08-29 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
08-31 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *
09-01-02 Los Angeles, CA – FYF
09-27 Champaign, IL – Pygmalion Festival
09-28 Chicago, IL – Metro
09-29 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Festival
10-01 Bowling Green, OH – Cla-Zel Theatre #
10-02 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall #
10-03 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall #
10-05 Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre #
10-06 Norfolk , VA – The NorVa #
10-07 Richmond, VA – The National
10-09 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel #
10-10 Birmingham, AL – Workplay Soundstage #
10-11 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre #
10-15 New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
10-16 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues #
10-17 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
10-19 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre #
10-20 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
10-22 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater #
10-23 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater #
10-24 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall #
10-26 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theater #
10-27 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s #
10-28 St Louis, MO – The Pageant #
10-30 Bloomington, IN – Bluebird Nightclub #
11-01 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre #
11-02 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
* with Refused
# with AraabMuzik
