By now, the genesis of Sleigh Bells is already the stuff of indie rock legend, but in case you missed it, a short recap: Fourth-grade teacher Alexis Krauss was having dinner with her mother at Brazilian restaurant Miss Favela in Brooklyn. When their waiter, Derek Miller, mentioned he was looking for a female vocalist for a music project, Krauss’ mother volunteered her daughter. Sleigh Bells was formed. Eventually, Spike Jonze stumbled upon their Myspace page (because that’s what people like Spike Jonze do), and sent what he heard to his friend M.I.A. The rest is history. She signed them to her N.E.E.T. imprint, and since then, they’ve enjoyed the attention that being attached to one of music’s most talked-about figures brings. But Sleigh Bells is more than an M.I.A. beneficiary. As their critically-acclaimed debut album Treats proves, they’re propagators of zeitgeist-capturing sound. Here, Ms. Krauss talks about her days in a girl group, her high school sweetheart, and the truth behind her relationship with M.I.A.

from: blackbookmag.com