Treats

2010, May 11

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Noise Pop 98 Highly Rated Torn Clean Pitchfork 8.7/10 A.V. Club A- The Needle Drop 3/10 NME 4/5 Paste 9.3/10 Evening Standard 3/5 Rolling Stone 3.5/5 DIY 4.5/5 All Music 4/5 The Skinny 2/5 Under The Radar 7.0/10 Clash 8/10 Mojo 4/5 Slant 5/5 Pop Matters 9/10 The Guardian 4/5 Spectrum Culture 80% music OMH 4.5/5 Beats Per Minute 82% Sputnikmusic 4.0/5 The Telegraph 5/5 The Irish Times 5/5

Pitchfork 8.7/10 The New York duo's debut full-length is a wildly fun noise-pop thrill-ride, delivering on the promise of last year's widely circulated demos.

A.V. Club A- Treats, the full-length debut of Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells, was birthed into a post-audiophile world. The group’s guitarist-songwriter-producer Derek Miller could’ve reacted to this fact by crafting a meticulous, highly orchestrated LP along the lines of acclaimed efforts by his borough-mates Grizzly Bear or Dirty…

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Treats on Rolling Stone.com.

DIY 4.5/5 Dangerous and downright rebellious.

Under The Radar 7.0/10 Sleigh Bells have created a delicious summer album, shimmying though the worlds of pop, electro, and hip-hop like sugar-buzzed kids in a candy store.

Clash 8/10 Upon impact Sleigh Bells’ sound is jaw-droppingly fresh. Yet these noise-poppers are the culmination of whatever continuum encompasses Go!

Slant 5/5 If it’s Sleigh Bells’s hooks versus your ear drums, I have a feeling the latter’s going to give out first.

The Guardian 4/5 Filled with bells, beats and cacophony, this Brooklyn-based band also, thankfully, know when to tone it down, says <strong>Michael Cragg</strong>

The Telegraph 5/5 Sleigh Bells' 'Treats' is about as hip as it gets. Rating: * * * * *