| Treats | ||||
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| Studio album by Sleigh Bells | ||||
| Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Noise pop, dance-punk | |||
| Length | 32:05 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop/N.E.E.T. | |||
| Producer | Derek E. Miller | |||
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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.
Contents |
All music composed by Sleigh Bells.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell 'Em" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Kids" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Riot Rhythm" | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Infinity Guitars" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Run the Heart" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Rachel" | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Rill Rill" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Crown on the Ground" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Straight A's" | 1:32 |
| 10. | "A/B Machines" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Treats" | 3:29 |
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Total length:
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32:00 | |
Derek E. Miller's rough demos gained the attention of Spike Jonze and M.I.A.. Miller stated that the ensuing positive feedback and his "dream collaboration" working with M.I.A. in her studio on the album Maya (2010) gave him the confidence to do the Treats record without opting for a co-producer.[2] Miller worked with M.I.A. on the track "Meds and Feds" in 2009, following which she signed the group to her label N.E.E.T.[3] Alexis Kraus said of M.I.A.: "It's really exciting to have her in our court and be able to work with her. At this point it's more about being part of a creative community and the day-to-day running of the business is pretty much Mom + Pop's job. It's the fact that she had interest in us literally before anyone else cared at all which definitely boosted our confidence.”[3] The track "Treats" contains an interpolation of the song "Meds and Feds".
Vocalist Alexis Krauss spoke of her enjoyment at the collaborative nature of the album making process with Miller, telling Drowned in Sound: “When we got into the studio we began collaborating more. There's a few tracks on the album - "Tell Em", "Riot Rhythms", "Run the Heart" – which definitely became more collaborative in terms of me doing more work on melodies, harmonies and we plan on further explorations of this in the future."[3] She also spoke of the different vocal styles she employed to convey the meanings of each song. "On a song like "Infinity Guitars", obviously the delivery is going to be much more aggressive and menacing while a song like "Rill Rill", you are occupying a much different state of mind when you're delivering those vocals.”[3] While recording in Portland, the band employed people in the studio to contribute to "A/B Machines".
Treats was recorded in January and February 2010. The song "Rill Rill" contains a sample of the 1971 Funkadelic song "Can You Get to That".[3]
Prior to the album's release, the track "Tell 'Em" was released as a free download on April 28, 2010 via the Mom + Pop website.[4]
The second single from the album was the track "Infinity Guitars". A music video for the song premiered on NME's website on Monday, September 20, and the single was released on November 8, 2010.[5]
The Track "Rill Rill" was featured on the 4th season of Gossip Girl. The song "Kids" was featured in promo ads for the USA adaption of the popular teen show, "Skins". It was also used prominently in the trailer for Abduction, starring Taylor Lautner, and in the trailer for FIFA 12.
The Univision network TV show El Gordo y La Flaca played a 30 second sample of the song "Crown on The Ground" in August 2010.
The music video for "Rill Rill" debuted on MTV on January 27, 2011.
The upcoming 2011 game, Bodycount, features Sleigh Bell's song "Kids" in the trailer.
Cinemax recently launched its trailer for its new series, Strike Back, which includes Sleigh Bells song "Riot Rhythm" from their second album, Treats.
Treats received extremely positive reviews. Paste gave the album 9.3/10 or a "phenomenal" rating, and said that it is "a supremely raw and visceral pop masterwork". Pitchfork Media writer Mark Richardson gave the album 8.7/10, earning it a "Best New Music" accolade, stating that it sounds "remarkably fresh and unlike anything else right now". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly awarded Treats an A-, describing the sound as "genre-swerving". UK-based review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? correlated 33 reviews with an ADM Rating of 8.1.[6] Treats currently has a Metacritic aggregate score of 84%, indicating "Universal Acclaim". Rolling Stone magazine placed "Infinity Guitars" at #21 on their list of the Best Singles of 2010.[7]
Exclaim! named "Treats" the No. 16 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.[8] Pitchfork Media placed it at number 16 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".[9] Entertainment Weekly rated "Treats" ninth out of ten for there best albums of 2010.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [10] |
| Alternative Press | [11] |
| BLARE Magazine | [12] |
| Chicago Tribune | [13] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-)[14] |
| Los Angeles Times | [15] |
| NME | [16] |
| Paste | (9.3/10)[17] |
| Pitchfork | (8.7/10)[18] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[19] |
The week following its release, Treats placed at #39 on the overall Billboard 200 Albums Chart while coming in at #4 on the Independent Albums Chart. It peaked at 12 on the UK indie Charts
According to year end charts worldwide the album sold a total of 500,000 copies.
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