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  Best of SXSW 2012, Saturday: Sleigh Bells, Ceremony, Braid

  March 18, 2012 – SPIN stuck a camera in 50-plus artists' faces — don't miss our gallery of SXSW's best live shots! Sleigh Bells: SXSW usually manages to cram a few poppy voices in amongst the rackets, beats, shouts, and rhymes emanating from the city's billion clubs. A few years ago, Robyn gave a breakout performance at Perez Hiton's party, of all places. This year's breath-of-fresh-air was Alexis Krauss, a.k.a. …
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  Sleigh Bells Cover Beyonce, Queen B Is Still 'Irreplaceable'

  March 8, 2012 – Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" is one of Those Songs. Like Aretha Franklin's "Respect" (with all due respect!), it's a classic tune originally written from the perspective of a man — in this case, co-songwriter Ne-Yo — but turned into something transcendent when sung by a woman. …
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  Awesome Tape from NYC: Sleigh Bells Share Songs That Shaped 'Reign of Terror'

  March 6, 2012 – After SPIN spent more than a few afternoons lurking around Sleigh Bells for our March/April 2012 cover story and logged more than a few headphone hours with their essential album Reign of Terror, we really hoped to probe deeper into its inner workings. …
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  Sleigh Bells Plot Spring '12 'Terror' Tour

  February 28, 2012 – SPIN is pleased to be the first to bring you our March/April cover stars Sleigh Bells' spring tour agenda. Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller will hit the road supporting their new disc Reign of Terror at the end of March and stop by a few college campuses before wrapping their nearly two-month run with seven massive dates with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. What will this noisy, poppy spectacle look like live? Here's a preview. …
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  Watch Justin Timberlake Rib Bon Iver and Sleigh Bells Crush 'SNL'

  February 20, 2012 – Saturday Night Live's musical guests have been wildly veering between big rock acts (Coldplay), pop stars (Robyn), budding chanteuses (Lana Del Rey), indie folk heroes (Bon Iver), and Internet curiosities (Karmin). This past weekend the show steadied the ship with Sleigh Bells, who conveniently happen to be on our new cover! …
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  Sleigh Bells: The SPIN Cover Photo Shoot

  February 20, 2012 –  …
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  Sleigh Bells: Bringin' on the Heartbreak

  February 20, 2012 – Sleigh Bells' hit debut was relentlessly modern and oddly unrevealing. For the follow-up, they drew on hair metal and a personal tragedy. Then came the hard part. Full cover story from SPIN's March/April 2012 issue, on newsstands February 28. A word from someone who knows. …
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  Sleigh Bells and Retro Activity: Welcome to SPIN's First 'New' Issue

  February 16, 2012 – You’ve seen the Sleigh Bells cover with its stunning close-up of Alexis Krauss and gatefold shot of Derek Miller, and any minute now, you’ll be able to see exactly what that cover is covering. The March/April NOW Issue marks the debut of SPIN’s new plus-sized bi-monthly format, and highlights visionaries of all kinds (Frank Ocean, M83, the Men, Perfume Genius, Frankie Rose, Black Hippy, Occupy livestreamer/agitator Tim Pool, artist Ras …
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  Sleigh Bells' 'Reign of Terror': SPIN's First Listen

  February 14, 2012 – Sleigh Bells' first album, 2010's Treats, was a masterful blend of Derek Miller's skull-crushing guitar, aggressive beat production, and Alexis Krauss' girlish vocals. As such, people generally, and not unfairly, tagged the Brooklyn duo as "noise-pop." The upcoming Reign of Terror reverses that description — there’s a lot more pop in the noise this time. …
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  Sleigh Bells Slay Tampa: Exclusive Live Shots From 'Paradise Lost' Tour

  February 9, 2012 –  …
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