Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em

[Amnesiac]

first (well, actually third counting the two non-album singles re-recorded for the album) single from the underground noise rock/alt hip-hop duo's debut album Treats.

I don't think this went for adds, but a few stations, notably my local one (WBRU), KNDD and WQEX have added it regular rotation and is on Cool New Music on AllAccess.

The album has been getting excellent reviews and I suspect that's the cause of much of the radio interest and airplay of this song.

Even though their album is awesome and I hope they really take off somehow, I really don't know how well this is going to do. To be honest, i'm absolutely gobsmacked that any station is putting this in general rotation, even the indie leaning ones.

(song only)

[Jinzo]

Eck. I honestly couldn't stand that.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

It started off pretty cool and then suffered from repetitive syndrome, this would get really late night spins to screw with drunk and stoned guys partying on the weekend

[American Idiot]

I really didn't find anything about the song that lured me in. It wasn't horrible, but I can see indie fans having an attraction to it.

[Amnesiac]

yeah, I thought this was the wrong song for their label to send to Alternative. "Crown on the Ground" or "Infinity Guitars" would have been a better choice.

Their album is one of best reviewed new releases of 2010 according to Metacritic, but most people who hate them REALLY hate them. Something about the mixture of alt hip-hop and noise rock apparently doesn't go very well with some people.

[Pipa]

It's kind of interesting..but definitely not something I could listen to on a regular basis.

[orchbellzbab]

i dont see them getting much radio play at ALL except for rill rill - however i am in LOVE with this album

[Nicholas2.0]

My only complaint with the song, and what will probably keep it from getting much airplay, is that I could barely hear the vocals and had a hard time understanding more than a couple words at a time when they weren't buried by the music.

Interesting sound, though.

[Amnesiac]

Jun 10, 2010 9:45:40 GMT -5 Nicholas2.0 said:

My only complaint with the song, and what will probably keep it from getting much airplay, is that I could barely hear the vocals and had a hard time understanding more than a couple words at a time when they weren't buried by the music.

yup, that's intentional. A similar thing didn't stop "Only Shallow" by My Bloody Valentine from hitting the Top 30 in Alternative way back when.

Like I said, i'm completely surprised that a band like Sleigh Bells that performs such a niche genre with little airplay history (noise rock) is getting any adds at all.