After this week, it'll seem like Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss have come out of nowhere to form the outfit on everyone's CMJ breakout list. But there are roots, dug deep and spread far: Past members ...

Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller of the Brooklyn electro-pop band Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato for copyright infringement. The pair allege that Lovato's 2015 track "Stars" includes an unlicensed ...

When Sleigh Bells released their debut album, Treats, in 2010, even their most ardent fans might have had a hard time imagining a future beyond the distortion-drenched riffs of “Infinity Guitars.” The ...

Sleigh Bells have always been good at conjuring genuinely weird, completely captivating new pop riffs, and their latest single, “Wanna Start A Band?” is no exception. The new track—their first in ...

Rising from beneath the ever-saturated waters of today’s indie-band blogosphere is no easy task. Whether due to the sheer volume of music being written or the Internet’s murky conglomeration of media ...

Demi Lovato has reached a settlement with the indie rock band, Sleigh Bells, to settle a lawsuit accusing her of infringing the band's 2010 track, "Infinity Guitars," to create her 2015 track "Stars," ...

How does a band go from owner of a MySpace page to Internet obsession? A look back at the rise of everyone’s new favorite band Sleigh Bells — whose debut album, Treats, is out today — explains a lot.

Sleigh Bells, the duo of Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, slashed and burned their way into the popular consciousness in the fall of 2009 with a mixture of crass, abrasive guitars and tinnitus-inducing ...

In Derek Miller’s apartment in Williamsburg, there is a poster on the refrigerator door of Larry Bird, the Boston Celtics legend. Bird’s mouth is agape, his right arm fully extended, his body nearly ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. There’s a flip side to this post-mashup, ...