Without any warning, New York duo Sleigh Bells just announced their third album by posting this video for the title song,… was anyone even aware they were ready for a new album? It follows their 2012 ‘Reign of Terror’, meaning these two never rest!
The ambiance is quite the same than before, riotous and sportive with aggressive noise-pop music mostly due to Derek Miller’s wild hard-hitting guitar and sexy Alexis Krauss doing her tough-sweet croon and best cheerleading dance combined with some boxing moves. Ripped jeans short, zebra guitar, leopard boxing robe, and colorful-haired back-up dancers, it is a racy video made to jump at your face,… ‘Be not Afraid’, sings/shouts Alexis
‘Better Rivals’ was produced by Derek Miller and mixed by Andrew Dawson, who, not surprisingly, also did lots of rap stuff such as ‘Yeezus’, ‘Wolf’, ‘Watch the Throne’ and ‘Teflon Don’. The album is set to be released on October 8th via Mom & Pop, and when they were at it, Sleigh Bells have also announced a big North America tour!
10/04 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
10/10 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
10/11 Portland, OR – Roseland
10/12 Seattle, WA – Showbox at Market
10/15 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
10/18 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
10/20 San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
10/22 Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand
10/23 Denver, CO – Bluebird
10/25 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10/26 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
10/27 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
10/29 Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
10/30 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
11/01 St. Petesburg, FL – State Theatre
11/02 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
11/04 Orlando, FL – Firestone
11/05 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
11/06 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
11/08 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
11/09 Columbus, OH – Newport
11/10 Chicago, IL – Metro
11/12 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews
11/13 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix
11/14 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
11/16 Boston, MA – Royale
11/17 Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
11/19 Washington, DC – Upstate Concert Hall
11/20 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/22 New York, NY – Terminal 5