Sleigh Bells Working on New M.I.A. Album, Recording in Studio

Feb 04, 2010 at 4:38 pm.

DOWNLOAD MP3: Sleigh Bells – “Crown On The Ground”

One of the bigger break out bands from last year’s CMJ was a band named Sleigh Bells. A noise pop duo based out of Brooklyn, Sleigh Bells have been breaking on the scene, mostly in part to their bombastic, unkempt sound. M.I.A. was spotted checking them out last October during CMJ at the Market Hotel, so it comes as no surprise that the two have decided to link up for her forthcoming album due out early summer.

Thanks to Diplo’s sporadic twittering habbit, this bit of info was dropped last night:

“All day finishin up these @_m_i_a tracks… Its official.. This team is from the FUTURE!! – diplo rusko switch mia blaqstarr sleighbellz FTW”

To confirm, Sleigh Bells’ manager informed the Village Voice that Sleigh Bells songwriter:

“Derek [Miller] did production work on the album.”

Sleigh Bells also revealed that picture that you see above via their myspace on Tuesday, with a simple headliner that read “WE ARE IN THE STUDIO” — which most likely is to record their debut full-length, being that it is slated to come out sometime this year. On top of that all, Sleigh Bells will also will be acting as openers for a large porting of Major Lazer and Yeasayer’s upcoming tour in late March. Busy year. Dates are below.

Sleigh Bells Tour Dates:

03-28 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade *
03-30 Carborro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
03-31 Baltimore, MD – Bourbon Street *
04-02 New Hyde Park, NY – Starlite Ballroom *
04-04 Boston, MA – Middle East *
04-06 Columbus, OH – BoMa *
04-16 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-17 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore Auditorium &
04-19 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom &
04-20 Seattle, WA – Neumos &
04-21 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom &
04-23 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue &
04-24 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre &
04-25 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room &
04-26 St. Louis, MO – Gargoyle Club &
04-27 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue &
04-28 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre &
04-29 Chicago, IL – Metro &
04-30 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop &
05-01 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace &
05-02 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa &
05-03 Boston, MA – Paradise &
05-04 New York, NY – Webster Hall &
05-05 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero &