Sleigh Bells (And M.I.A.), Mr. Dream @ Coco 66, Brooklyn 5/7/10

Ryan Muir
Ironic that for all the talk about the production on the gut-buckling razor-pop call-to-arms "Tell 'Em," Sleigh Bells' first proper-studio track -- their blown-out-to-bits beats swapped for a pristine-yet-pulverizing mix that must be heard LOUD -- the band's overdriven dB output through Coco 66's sound system made even their new material sound like the distorted demos that set the hype machine off. ...