Albums of 2016: Sleigh Bells Show “Jessica Rabbit” Simmers Insanity

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When you think of Jessica Rabbit, you think sex icon. She is considered more a glamorous image of feminine beauty than a sentient being. She walks into parties and men drool and trip over their libidos, and she plays into their fantasies. Yet, what goes on in the mind of Jessica Rabbit, a perfect icon, but that is it….. an icon. Sleigh Bells 2016 record Jessica Rabbit is a delve into the fragmentation a beauty can carry.

It’s Just Us Now

//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js Sleigh Bells fourth album has to be one of their most complex, particularly because it is their most spontaneous. Rhythmically and lyrically every track can go from an image of euphoria to an internal hard-drive of rough sentiments/ memories. “Torn Clean”, “Loyal For”, and “Crucible” are prime examples of the Sleigh Bells capacity to show the rips in beauty’s fabric. Like a musical Jessica Rabbit, beyond the plump lips/ bassline, shimmering red dress/synths, rock riffs/ rips in said dress, and the busty vocals of Alexis Krauss, is a beating heart with more depth than appearance. Krauss has a voice that furthers the notion of my “Jessica Rabbit” analogy by having a voice that is both stunning and mature. Her voice is a constan stream of intelligence, pain, and loveliness. Still, Jessica Rabbit becomes an artful experience from Sleigh Bells because you can hear their purpose.

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I Can Only Stare
There is the debut, sophomore “slump”, and then……. what next? When people think of artists their first 2 or 3  albums seems to be their definitive ones. Yet, the exciting thing about heading near a decade of musicianship or surpassing your “introductory” phase into the industry is that you get to develop your artistic purpose. You feel more a freedom to be different or discover layers to yourself. Jessica Rabbit is definitely about discovering how to measure your worth amongst the noises of life clashing within you. Amongst the partying sounds and words like, “Throw Me Down The Stairs”, “As If”, and  “Unlimited Dark Paths”. Krauss has a voice that tears into the crosses we carry to act upon life as if it never bothers us only to think about how much it stresses us. Thus, like a cross, we carry burdens that symbolize more than what they seem. Again, like Jessica Rabbit, what we carry can be gorgeous on the outside but more devastating or wiser inside. Thus, whether they are analyzing life or lighting it up with energy, ” Baptism By Fire”, Sleigh Bells Jessica Rabbit is amazing. For More Information On Jessica Rabbit and Sleigh Bells Click Here.

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