They've taken their sweet time to return to pummel the tranquil waters of ear canals worldwide, have Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller... And while our sweet teeth may have ached for something/ anything to follow up
the sensationally reckless Treats, Brooklynites
Sleigh Bells, famed for their "scrappy and very catchy electropop" (
his words; not ours) look set to induce corporeal damage of all varieties all over again when sophomore LP Reign of Terror drops next month. That'll cover the ears and the grey matter between, while legs, lungs, and other internal organs get the treatment when the duo retake to the road in a few weeks (
they play Camden's Electric Ballroom March 1st). Here, however, is Comeback Kid, the first single to be crowbarred out of the aforementioned forthcoming record. Its intro smattered in Skrillex by way of malfunctioning MacBook, we're swiftly whisked back to thunderous drum machine patterns and Miller's dexterous overdrive onslaught. It's a return to form electrifying enough to engender mild whiplash, before a twisted '80s power ballad-based chorus tends to any overworked muscle, Krauss hushing: "you'll go away but you'll come back some day." At their most symbiotic and in terms of song structure systematic here we are, back for more.
Sleigh Bells.
