Recommended album: Sleigh Bells - Treats

Speaker-destroying in-the-red production mixed with irresistible pop hooks, Sleigh Bells have been described as a pop Times New Viking and compared to The Go! Team. There's no denying the direct, straight-for-the-jugular thrills of Treats. Funnily enough, everyone's favourite track seems to be the one where they're not trying to blow out their amps - namely 'Rill Rill'

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Sleigh Bells album streams on NPR

Sleigh Bells have been building up a buzz for quite some time now, with tunes like 'Crown on the Ground' combining abrasive Times New Viking-like production values with irresistible pop hooks. Debut album Treats is now streaming on http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126667481 if you want to see whether they can live up to the hype.

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