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Sleigh Bells – ‘Treats’
The hype around the Sleigh Bells album Treats has been breathless and immediate. So breathless in fact that tickets to see the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Florida duo at the out-of-the-way Brooklyn watering hole Coco66 were sold out. Now, upon first listen to the album (co-released by M.I.A.’s new N.E.E.T. Recordings imprint), and resulting Twitter mayhem after its NPR streaming debut, all the hype is beginning to make sense.
Electro Rock, Hop and Roll: We Are Enfant Terrible, Yes Giantess and Let’s go to War, CMJ Day 3, 10.22.09
France’s electro-rock We Are Enfant Terrible got me out of the office on a summery Thursday afternoon when all I really wanted to do was take a nap. After becoming addicted to a few songs on their Myspace page, I knew I’d kick myself if I missed seeing them live, so instead of sleep, I [...]
Coachella 2009: Saturday, Day 2, April 18, 2009: M.I.A., The Killers
Saturday was definitely crazier than Friday. Even though Friday was sold out, it seemed more tame because crowds had just driven in from work or were trying to “do” the Coachella festival while working from their blackberry on site. It’s not always that easy to find the stamina to rock after putting in your nine [...]
