Alexis Krauss

The Antlers, Grizzly Bear, and Sleigh Bells - Terminal 5 - 12/14/12

Better than:Cinderella "It feels amazing to be here tonight," the Antlers' Peter Silberman announced to a packed Terminal 5 on Friday night. "This is such a well-put-together event." It felt pretty amazing for me, too, since up until an hour previously I didn't think I was going to get on the press ... More >>

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Sleigh Bells' Beyoncé Cover Could Stand To Get A Little More Bodied

Sledgehammer-pop duo Sleigh Bells visited the BBC recently, and as one tends to do when one visits the hallowed British broadcasting institution, they laid down a cover—of Beyoncé's breezy kiss-off "Irreplaceable." The combined moxie of Beyoncé and Sleigh Bells frontwoman Alexis Krauss shoul ... More >>

Sleigh Bells' Second Album Is Coming Soon, And It Will Be Called Reign Of Terror

Normally I am not too into the idea of the "album trailer"—just put out a song, jeeeez—but the trailer for the second album by the always-maxing-out-the-sound-system duo Sleigh Bells, called Reign In Terror, is too good—a thrashy loop that I could, truth be told, probably listen to ... More >>

Sleigh Bells Enact Every Band's Fantasy and Murder Each Other In the Video for "Rill Rill"

Well, OK, the murder actually only goes one way here: delightful frontlady Alexis Krauss (spoiler alert?) chucks guitarist Derek Miller from a moving car, thus fulfilling a tour fantasy that anyone who has ever been in a band has had. Also featured: killer yearbook photos and satanic locker altars ... More >>

Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? The Final Chapter: Katy Perry Is A Bad Feminist But We Are All Vulnerable Somehow

This has been Sound of the City's year-in-review rock-critic roundtable, an amiable ongoing conversation between five prominent Voice critics: Rob Harvilla, Zach Baron, Sean Fennessey, Maura Johnston, and Rich Juzwiak. We're sad to see it go. Sleigh Bells frontlady Alexis Krauss, you deserved your ... More >>

Live: Sleigh Bells Say Goodbye to New York For a While at Webster Hall

Sleigh Bells Studio at Webster Hall September 20 Better than: Actual exercise. They're the overdogs now, Sleigh Bells, set to go on tour with LCD Soundsystem next week, setting guitars on fire in videos, performing with M.I.A., and tonight, having their show promoted and streamed live by none ot ... More >>

Interview: Sleigh Bells Confirm That Treats Is Good For Exercise

Phil KnottDerek Miller and Alexis Krauss Sleigh Bells, the Brooklyn duo of former school teacher Alexis Krauss and former waiter/Poison The Well guitarist Derek Miller, have a rather apocalyptic presence, as we've previously noted. Hearing Treats for the first time, you might think this is somebody ... More >>

Photos: Hello From Vice's Ridiculously Grandiose Creators Project Fete At Milk Studios Saturday Night, Starring M.I.A., Sleigh Bells, And The Victorious Die Antwoord

​M.I.A. and Die Antwoord, respectively; you'll never guess who was better. All pics by Rebecca Smeyne, way more below.​I'm still not 100 percent sure what the Creators Project is, exactly, other than a perfectly fine excuse to cram a ton of big-shot artists (and Salem!), a few film scree ... More >>

Behold "Oh My Kids," The Inevitable (?) Sleigh Bells/Usher Mashup

​So here we go: Brooklyn's finest 2010 planet-obliterating jock-jams purveyors Sleigh Bells and Summer Jam star Usher, their "Kids" and "OMG," respectively, mashed together to create... this. Could use way more Alexis Krauss, but hey, we'll take SB any way we can get them. Download here or enj ... More >>

This Week's Voice: Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Nas and Damian Marley, Obies, and More

Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss, meeting her public. Photo by Santiago Felipe​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla attempts to describe the planet-obliterating joys of Sleigh Bells, Zach Baron on LCD Soundsystem's sardonically devastating This Is Happening, and Sean Fennessey explains why th ... More >>

The Planet-Obliterating Joys of Sleigh Bells

Listen to the Brooklyn duo's simply enormous Treats on headphones at your own risk

Yes In My Backyard: Sleigh Bells, Interviewed

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Sleigh Bells photo by Rob Loud.​Sleigh Bells are having the best week ever. The Brooklyn noise-hop duo were the toast of CMJ, despite (or maybe because of?) doing their thing guerilla style: playing ... More >>

Crown on the Ground, Hands Up in the Air

A video of Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells doing "Crown on the Ground" at Le Poisson Rouge about a month ago, via this guy. Every single dynamic change in this song is great. Guitarist Derek Miller used to play in Poison the Well, a band that did very different (but, paradoxically, similar!) juxtapositi ... More >>

Tween-Pop Suppressed!

Five-Girl Armies and Finnish Martians Fall Through the Cracks