Sleigh Bells Return With 'Bitter Rivals' Album & New Video
NYC noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells are set to release their third album Bitter Rivals on Mom + Pop Records on October 8, and to tease you a bit, the group have released the Dickens-quoting titular single below.
The video, directed by the band themselves and produced in conjunction with the Creators Project, features singer Alexis Krauss clad in a self-promotional boxing robe while guitarist Derek Miller bridges the wide sartorial gap between indie rockers and college football jersey-wearers.
The track opens with an acoustic guitar backed by rhythmic finger snaps and Krauss's cooing before kicking into a Go! Team-worthy mix of hip hop-inspired drum machines and uptempo electric guitars.
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