Sleigh Bells Announce Mini LP, Release First Track

Brooklyn, NY’s Sleigh Bells – comprised of vocalist Alexis Krauss and producer/guitaristDerek Miller – will release a mini-album entitled Kid Kruschev on November 10th, 2017via their own label, Torn Clean. The collection’s first song, a dark, meditative track entitled “And Saints,” can be heard HERE.

Sleigh Bells will also be embarking on a massive North American tour this winter. Dates are below; Sunflower Bean support on multiple dates.

Following the tremendous response to the band’s last critically acclaimed album, Jessica Rabbit, Miller and Krauss found themselves more inspired than ever before. Krauss’s move out of Brooklyn to upstate New York gave the band a new place from which to work; the political climate gave them new topics to tackle, embracing both the personal and world-scale anxiety of the moment. Says Miller about the new songs:

“Doesn’t feel like the sky is falling, feels more like it fell. Maybe a long time ago and it’s just more obvious now. Lots of friction and darkness as well as opposition to all that, which has been inspiring to see. Alexis moved north of Brooklyn recently, somewhere with trees and cliffs, providing us with a new space to write and record without pissing off neighbors, so that’s what we’ve been doing. We didn’t want to wait another year or two to release something. We like the idea of putting out shorter records at a more consistent rate, so we’re gonna give it a shot for a while, see how it feels. Thanks for listening. Take care.”

Tour:

Tue/Jan-23-18 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade

Wed/Jan-24-18 Boston, MA Paradise

Fri/Jan-26-18 Portland, ME Aura

Sat/Jan-27-18 Montreal, QC L’Astral

Sun/Jan-28-18 Toronto, ON Mod Club

Tue/Jan-30-18 Detroit, MI El Club

Wed/Jan-31-18 Chicago, IL Metro *

Thu/Feb-01-18 Nashville, TN The Basement East *

Sat/Feb-03-18 Austin, TX Mohawk *

Mon/Feb-05-18 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger *

Tue/Feb-06-18 Dallas, TX Granada *

Wed/Feb-07-18 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall *

Fri/Feb-09-18 New Orleans, LA Republic *

Sat/Feb-10-18 Athens, GA 40 Watt *

Sun/Feb-11-18 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre *

Tue/Feb-13-18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel

Wed/Feb-14-18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *

* w/ Sunflower Bean