Sleigh Bells: Treats

this record started edm t/f

new record is their best since the first. varied, assured, the hooks finally match the bluster. it does sound a little stitched together through email attachments but i'm less bothered by it the more i listen

I am surprised by how clear her voice is and how assured it is, and I am confused that I'm reacting to it as if it was a bad thing.

that was how i felt about half of bitter rivals

"i can't stand you anymore" is such a jam

Revisiting albums from the 2010-2019 as is usual at the end of every decade and I did a 180 turn on this one. I hated it so much when it came out, but nowadays I think the red level aesthetic and their commitment to it is actually impressive, regret not partying to this one back then as I had the chance and even saw them live... I was on the wrong side of history. They never made anything half as good as Treats though.

treats was a v special album

No, Reign of Terror is actually phenomenal. I much prefer it. I'm kind of disturbed how bad these guys got afterwards. I'm not sure what happened. I guess the band couldn't adapt to their own ambitions, which never seemed especially clear.

Come think, surprised Lynch did not feature them in season 3. Maybe not his palette. I viewed all his featured his bands as in some way a force of Americana, which Sleigh Bells obsessively are.

I still play "Run the Heart" a lot. Reign of Terror as an album doesn't work for me but you can pull an A+ EP out of with "Comeback Kid", "Demons", and "Never Say Die"

still sad the entire music ecosystem didn't rearrange itself to sound like treats

With you 100% there.

I could never get into this group, which is weird because I absolutely love Andrew WK and The Go! Team, and this kind of fits in a nexus between those. On the other hand, I could also describe that last Crying album in a similar fashion, and I loved that.

I admittedly resented them upon first contact for reasons beyond me. I think seeing them live zilched whatever concerns floated. The bass was so thick at the concert I was at I ran experiments on my jaw to see whether I could feel it in my teeth.

top ten album of the decade imo

It's way up there. The follow-up is highly underrated too.

I'm kind of sad that tinnitus-pop never really took off as a Thing

I feel like 'Give Yourself A Try' by the 1975 owes something to Sleigh Bells

Excited to hear this - sounding better than they have in YEARS
https://sleighbells.bandcamp.com/album/texis

haven't kept up with them for a while but that song sounds great

It's out - seems quite low key thus far, like minimal maximalism. Beats are more EDM than the digital Bonham stomp they once had, and the guitars are equal parts glass and shred. Preview track "Locust Laced" is the most fired-up, but I'm optimistic it's all gonna grow on me.

almost an EDM Chromatics vibe interrupted by TRVE SHRED GVITARS

ooh "True Seekers" is a sweeping pop ballad with very specific vibes, Berlin maybe?