Spin has an exclusive new track from Sleigh Bells forthcoming second album, Reign of Terror.
It basically sounds like they’re picking up right where they left off with their odd, nuttily brilliant mix of hardcore and mainstream pop style. The beat for the track, Born to Lose, is huge, naturally, though a comes at you a little more fleshed out and electronic than the inner ear mashing percussion was on their debut album, Treats. You can actually hear the money they had for production in the mix, which is refreshing.
In addition, Sleigh Bells and Diplo are basically invading Florida in February, with eight dates leading up to the release of Reign of Terror on Feb 14th, including one stop in Orlando.
February 3 Florida Theater, Gainesville
February 4 The Ritz, Tampa
February 6 Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola
February 7 The Moon, Tallahassee
February 9 Freebird Live, Jacksonville
February 10 Firestone, Orlando
February 11 Revolution, Fort Lauderdale
February 14 Grand Central, Miami
This article appears in Dec 14-20, 2011.