It's loud, but honestly, that's as interesting as it gets when it comes to this album.

It's like metal machine music all over again, plus it's not easy to dance to. Simply annoying.

Ultimately, only a churlish, dead-eyed cynic would refuse to be moved by this inspired mix of riotous noise and feel-good vibetastic-ness. A pastiche masterpiece.

As the name implies, Treats is a guilty pleasure, a sonic gift, that you can open again and again. You really can't say enough how just plain old fashion fun of an album it is.

Seriously fun, got the same kind of feeling from it as I did when I first listened to Death From Above start to finish. Only complaint is that it goes by too fast.

I stumbled upon this band at SXSW '10 and I thought they were amazing live. But their live set doesn't compare to the pure genius of this album. Nothing against them live, but the album puts their performance to shame. Album of the year so far.

Just the refreshing sound at the moment. dragging influences for a miriad of genres and just making a truly loud (great) sound. very impressed.

Merely noise for art's sake. There is no message. This is candy music. Fast food. Every song sounds just like the last. I regretfully picked this up because the ex-member of Poison the Well is a member and it has some interesting production moments, but as a whole this will be forgotten in 3 years time.

The music is bold, infectious, and isn't afraid to please. `Treats` has a distinct personality to it that feels just as familiar as it is unique. It's the perfect blend of melodic, smooth vocals in contrast to blaring, raw guitar riffs that makes the entire album one of the greatest musical experiences I have ever had the opportunity to listen to.

Much like The XX, I feel like this is one of those hipster hype bands. Don't get me wrong, this album is not bad, it is actually quite good, but that does not mean it is excellent. At its strongest points it does not seem to execute the same type of energetic prowess that albums like In Nouns (No Age) had. I say this because Sleigh Bells is very Lo-Fi. However, Treats feels like you are buying so much more than it is, its good it is just not great. I enjoyed Treats, but like a treat, it was short and low on carbohydrates and protein. Short bliss is all it is.… Expand

You'll never take silence for granted again.

Come on people wake up. This whole album is nothing but teeth chattering drum machine beats and whiny female vocals. This isn't music nor is it art it's just the result of another untalented hipster group getting a bit to lucky. If I could rate this album in negative numbers I would.

Saw them live when they opened for Yeasayer and really do not understand the hype. May have been a bad pairing or something, but I honestly hated it. Sorry to the inevitable disagreements. *goes back to listening to Swim*.

Just amazing!! This is the sound of Summer 2010!! Think snarly 90's guitars mixed with M.I.A. big beats, and chant along rap rock femal vocals, and you have the unexplainable yet best album of the year so far!! Just get it!!

Nothing more than the Indie version of brokenCYDE. Just a terrible band not even worth one listen. I have absolutely no Idea why the critics like them so much.

Absolutely crazy and new sound which bursts out of your speaker at the lowest volume. It is like MIA has been put on acid and is shouting from her roof top at the stars. This is something new in an era of generic,samey music.

The first time I heard Treats I was blown away. I didn't instantly love it like I do now, but it did make me want to take another listen. If you do not like loud music, I do not recommend that you listen to Sleigh Bells. One of the most unique albums of the year and is definitely in my top 10 of 2010.

Know what Treats is? Exactly what the album cover depicts. It's like spending a night at a sporting event. Watching the cheerleaders make chants and do flips and make towers and all that (That would be the vocals). The important fact is that your high school team actually DIDN'T absolutely suck, and is, alternatively, actually very, very good. Your fellow students absolutely LOVE the team, and get completely into the cheers and games and yell and scream as loud as they can (that'd be the guitars). And to add accents to it all, there's those smaller events that occur all the time, as well as the actual game. Any contact made, and big change in someone's life, a breakup maybe, a new spark, a fight, whatever. Those would be the drums. But what always keeps the tempo flowing of the game are the cheerleaders' cheering.

Only difference is this was made by indie chicks that probably hated everything about high school football games.

So it's sarcastic or something. Yeah.… Expand

Pretty awful. I heard it before I knew the extent of the hype so my response to the record wasn't a reaction to it's wide-scale adoration. The riffs are **** and simplistic, the vocals are uninteresting and stupidly affected, the drum-machine is thrown in to create the sparse, urgent sound people are cumming over. The emphasis on the drums and the aggressive repetitive riffs get some people off apparently. Yes, it is different. But the songs are half-formed ideas which rely smugly on the novelty of the aesthetic more than actual melodies. They could get better. But for now they are the most over-hyped band of the decade.… Expand

Fresh and new. Innovative and fun. Similar songs with a variety of themes, and this certainty isn't a flaw. If anything, the similarities of all the songs on this album are part of what makes it so great.

As you can tell by the reviews, this band has the power to be polarizing. I have an appreciation for bands that are polarizing. I totally understand hating Treats in the way that I understand people hating Leslie Hall -- I just happen to feel oppositely and love it. You can see Treats as "merely" making ultra low bass and rap metal safe for indie kids, or "simply" marketing Shellac to pre-teens, but then again, think of how brilliant/ingenious *you'd* have to be to actually make that happen. Sometimes Sleigh Bells pastiches and re-contextualizes so much -- I mean, they really seem to flat out lift riffs in some places -- Cure, Pixies, My Bloody Valentine -- when they don't sample, that I almost think of them as a parallel universe rock version of Girl Talk. (Apologies for all the bandname dropping, it's just really hard not to have comparisonitis with this one.)… Expand

Loud, overbearing guitars, uncreative beats and annoying, playground chant-like vocals. Nothing creative going on in the melodies department either. Nothing to see here, move along.

Like all well-reviewed and well-received albums, 'Treats' has been called overrated by more music elitists than you can count, and now that the band has had some success, a plethora of hipsters are already accusing them of selling out. However, neither of those things are true. 'Treats' is a great debut, and sounds something like grunge rock meets MIA. It's catchy and infectious, and still sounds fresh after repeated listening.… Expand

This is a great feel-good record meant for speaker-blasting. It isn't really suited for anything else, but fortunately the group doesn't aspire to much more. As well as the album conquers its niche, though, the initial thrill eventually wears off, and only a few songs really stick with you. I have to wonder about the longevity of Sleigh Bells' appeal, but I really can't blame anyone for loving them to death right now.… Expand

Most original sound for quite sometime. The combination of the vocals, with the hip hop beats, and the heavy guitar. This is as fresh of a sound as you can get.

It's a shame that they're gotten so popular with the wrong crowd of people, but good for them for getting their music out there. This is music that everyone should listen to and appreciate for it's raw energy and ear-splitting awesomeness.

A completely original pop masterpiece. Do yourself a favor and see them live because they put on one hell of a show--especially if you have epilepsy...

Two years later, this record still feels fresh and essential. Each song is a two to three minute fireworks show. I pity those who are too pretentious to appreciate this band.