If you were wondering which album will get played at every party ever thrown this summer, you’ve found it in Treats. 2010’s “Rager’s Delight” comes in the form of a collaboration between an ex-Poison the Well guitarist and an ex-teen pop singer.

The Brooklyn duo have been gaining notoriety around the internet for their earlier release “Tell ‘Em” and deliver nicely on their debut. Unfortunately, this feels like another album that will make its way through the party circuit before being washed away in the short attention-span minds of the bloghouse buzzband faithful.

Treats is yet another brief album, clocking in at slightly over 32 minutes, but it hardly squanders its limited time. Every angle of this album is full of catchy pop hooks and heavy dance beats, often times compressed and amplified to the point of frustration. Some might call it lo-fi, others might say it’s just obnoxious. I feel like it balances the two well enough, the dancey pop of the album shining through the grit of its noise and compression.

Once you get past the high-gain crunch and grow accustomed to it after a few listenings, however, Sleigh Bells’ party anthems quickly turn into a rallying cry for forty-carrying danceoholics to shake their asses. There isn’t a single tune on this record that doesn’t demand your presence on the dancefloor. Notable tracks sure to light up your next rager include the M.I.A.-emulating “Kids”, slo-jam “Rachel” and the already well-received “Crown On the Ground”.

Almost in the middle of the album sits a wonderful groove by the name of “Rill Rill” (originally named “Ring Ring”) that samples Funkadelic’s “Can You Get To That” and is, in my opinion, Treats’ best track. Where the rest of the album sits behind what I would venture to call a gimmick of compression, this song sheds it and makes something truly beautiful. It would be nice to see more of these songs interspersed with their heavier numbers in the future, as this song proves producer Derek Miller certainly has the wherewithal to write pretty, chill pop songs.

Despite the undeniable catchiness of the band, despite the fact that everyone and their mother will probably be losing their shit over this record for the next three months, come September they will be as forgotten as the thrift store shades you left at some house party. Buzz bands come and go, they make us dance and make us happy for a few months and are out of our lives. If you’ve been looking for the next mold-breaking band, you won’t find it here. If you’ve come to dance, however, let me throw Treats on for you. Call your friends, bring some drinks and let’s start this party.If you were wondering which album will get played at every party ever thrown this summer, you’ve found it in Treats. 2010’s “Rager’s Delight” comes in the form of a collaboration between an ex-Poison the Well guitarist and an ex-teen pop singer.

The Brooklyn duo have been gaining notoriety around the internet for their earlier release “Tell ‘Em” and deliver nicely on their debut. Unfortunately, this feels like another album that will make its way through the party circuit before being washed away in the short attention-span minds of the bloghouse buzzband faithful.

Treats is yet another brief album, clocking in at slightly over 32 minutes, but it hardly squanders its limited time. Every angle of this album is full of catchy pop hooks and heavy dance beats, often times compressed and amplified to the point of frustration. Some might call it lo-fi, others might say it’s just obnoxious. I feel like it balances the two well enough, the dancey pop of the album shining through the grit of its noise and compression.

Once you get past the high-gain crunch and grow accustomed to it after a few listenings, however, Sleigh Bells’ party anthems quickly turn into a rallying cry for forty-carrying danceoholics to shake their asses. There isn’t a single tune on this record that doesn’t demand your presence on the dancefloor. Notable tracks sure to light up your next rager include the M.I.A.-emulating “Kids”, slo-jam “Rachel” and the already well-received “Crown On the Ground”.

Almost in the middle of the album sits a wonderful groove by the name of “Rill Rill” (originally named “Ring Ring”) that samples Funkadelic’s “Can You Get To That” and is, in my opinion, Treats’ best track. Where the rest of the album sits behind what I would venture to call a gimmick of compression, this song sheds it and makes something truly beautiful. It would be nice to see more of these songs interspersed with their heavier numbers in the future, as this song proves producer Derek Miller certainly has the wherewithal to write pretty, chill pop songs.

Despite the undeniable catchiness of the band, despite the fact that everyone and their mother will probably be losing their shit over this record for the next three months, come September they will be as forgotten as the thrift store shades you left at some house party. Buzz bands come and go, they make us dance and make us happy for a few months and are out of our lives. If you’ve been looking for the next mold-breaking band, you won’t find it here. If you’ve come to dance, however, let me throw Treats on for you. Call your friends, bring some drinks and let’s start this party.