Sleigh Bells (EP)
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Sleigh Bells is the self-titled debut release from the American noise pop
duo, Sleigh Bells. The demo was self released on December 6, 2009. The EP received much attention and all but the last two tracks were re-recorded for their debut album, Treats
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Noise pop
Noise pop is a subgenre of alternative rock developed in the mid 1980s in the UK and US, that mixes atonal noise or feedback, or both, with the melodic instrumentation and production elements more often found in pop music, making it more melodic and angst-free than noise rock.-History:Noise pop has...
duo, Sleigh Bells. The demo was self released on December 6, 2009. The EP received much attention and all but the last two tracks were re-recorded for their debut album, Treats
Treats (album)
Treats is the debut studio album by American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, released jointly on May 11, 2010 by Mom + Pop Music and N.E.E.T. Recordings.-Track listing:*"Rill Rill" samples "Can You Get to That?" by Funkadelic.-Recording:...
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- "Ring Ring" samples "Can You Get to That?" by FunkadelicFunkadelicFunkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
. - "Ring Ring" was renamed "Rill Rill" for Treats.
- "Beach Girls" was renamed "Kids" for Treats.
- "Holly" was featured as a B-side to their debut single, Tell 'EmTell 'Em"Tell 'Em" is a song by American recording synth-pop duo Sleigh Bells from their debut album Treats. Written by Miller and sung by Alexis Krauss, the song is the album's opening track, and was released as its lead single....
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Personnel
- Derek E. Miller - SongwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Alexis Krauss - Vocals, SongwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...