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Sleigh Bells have announced a UK and European tour for February 2017 culminating in a London show at Electric Ballroom on 22nd February. The tour follows the release of their critically acclaimed album “Jessica Rabbit” as well as an incendiary sold out album release show at The Dome in London which DIY described as “breathtakingly arresting”. Tickets for all shows are available from http://tornclean.com

“Energising Sleigh Bells with rocket-fuel, Jessica Rabbit stands up as the band’s most consistent record since Treats.” – DIY: 4* ALBUM OF THE MONTH

“with Jessica Rabbit, Sleigh Bells have mastered mortality.” – Drowned In Sound: 9/10

 “an invigorating energy.” – Financial Times: 4*

 “An encouraging move into new territory.” – The Guardian 4*

“it’s both far-out and potentially pack-leading.” – MOJO: 4*

“Jessica Rabbit is deranged enough to convince us that Sleigh Bells are still menacing outliers.” – NME

“Jessica Rabbit is a f*cking great feminist-punk record, one of the pop highlights of the year, and the best thing they’ve ever done.” – The 405 8.5/10

Sleigh Bells have today shared a stunning video for their forthcoming single, “I Can Only Stare”, the music video directorial debut from the independent filmmaker Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip / Queen Of Earth) along with the band’s Derek Miller.

Derek  said the following about the collaboration:
“The video follows three doomed women, all played by Alexis. It’s bleak but hopefully inspiring, too. Most of us have probably felt like one or all three of these characters at some point in time. I know I have. Making this was cathartic.

We had the privilege of working with Alex Ross Perry, one of my favorite young writer/directors, Sean Price Williams (badass Director of Photography) and a really, really great crew. Alex’s last film, Queen of Earth, was one of my favorites of 2015. There’s a tense, ominous quality to it which I hoped he would bring to the video. He did. His decision to shoot on Super 16mm film helped avoid the slick crispness we had grown tired of with digital cameras. It was a great experience. And a huge debt is owed to Robert Richardson, my favorite cinematographer. We ripped Mr. Richardson off big time for the rear projection screen performance footage.”

“I Can Only Stare” is the latest offering from forthcoming album, Jessica Rabbit, set for release on November 11th 2016.

The band have also been invited to perform for the first time on BBC2’s Later… With Jools Holland on 1st and 4th November 2016.

Sleigh Bells, Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss, have announced their first new album in three years. Entitled Jessica Rabbit, the album, which was produced by the band and mixed by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator), will be released on November 11th, 2016 as the inaugural release on the band’s own label, Torn Clean, in partnership with ourselves.  It is the sonic equivalent of firing synapses, with melodies zigzagging in different directions in a beautiful and ever-modulating controlled chaos. It is playful but darkly so; flirtatious but caustic; ebullient but downright sinister.

A video for the album-opening track “It’s Just Us Now,” directed by Derek Miller, can be seen below.  More details on the album here.  Pre-order Jessica Rabbit now:  iTunes / Limited Edition LP / CD

Sleigh Bells have today premiered a new remix of forthcoming single ‘Young Legends’.  Courtesy of Chicago based collective Teklife it includes work from the late footwork producer DJ Rashad.

‘Young Legends’ is the second single to be lifted from the ‘Bitter Rivals‘ album following the title track.

Meanwhile Sleigh Bells have announced a set of UK live shows. These are the band’s first UK headline shows since 2012.

Dates:

July 2:  Village Underground, London 

July 3: Gorilla, Manchester 

July 4: Blissfields, Winchester

Night Slugs’ signed Jack ‘Jam City‘ Latham has always been a man of quality not quantity. Over the last year he’s been producing for Kelela’s celebrated ‘Cut 4 Me’ mix tape, as well as recently dropping his own ‘Earthly II‘ mix. Always drawing from the wider aspects of ambience JC creates a raw atmosphere for Sleigh Bells ‘Young Legends’ which juxtaposes the soulful harmonic lead of Alexis Krauss with twisted pitch-shifting and an icy industrial musical palette to create extra excitement with a stripped-back aesthetic. ‘Young Legends’ will shortly be the second single to be lifted from the ‘Bitter Rivals‘ album.