4.52am Issue: 008 13th November 2016

SLEIGH BELLS
Jessica Rabbit
The rather brilliant Sleigh Bells quite simply
have too many ideas fizzing around their
heads for their own good. Not that that is a
bad thing as such, but it means that as a
lowly listener, you really don’t know what
the hell is going to happen next. Musically, it
could be anything from raw clanging
guitars, mellow synths, lovely chugging
beats or verse and chorus structures that
Blondie would have proud of back when
Debbie was in her suicide blonde pomp.
And I have to say that singer Alexis Krauss
has everything to be seen as a top-class
front-girl for any band, without suffering
from the doubt that makes too many singers
feel they have to play it cool – there is no
fear of failure here, and that is a wonderful
thing.
One special mention for the guitar-toting
Derek Miller – in among some lovely ‘80s
synth and everything else, we have a
living, breathing rock god – some of the
riffs and lines are awesome, and tonewise
this could keep the forums burning
late into the night trying to decipher what
is going on. He would be welcome along
to one of my Nerds R Us guitar evenings
any time.
In summary this is a brilliant pop record
of the oldest school – great music,
individual touches of brilliance and a
singer that can belt it out like a Pat
Benatar. Brilliant album, fantastic
musicians. Love it.
Find them Here and enjoy