Best New Bands » Sleigh Bells http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Album Review: Sleigh Bells, Bitter Rivals http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Seattle – Sleigh Bells has always toyed with the line between loud noise-rock and jangle-pop, a combination that’s somehow seems to work. The Brooklyn duo released its third album, “Bitter Rivals”, October 8th and with it, has proven that the combination alone isn’t a recipe for success. Bitter Rivals is not the most listenable album from the

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