Bitter Rivals

Bitter Rivals
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)
RecordedTreefort Studios
(Brooklyn, New York City)[1]
Genre
Length29:26
LabelMom + Pop
Producer
  • Will Hubbard
  • Derek Miller
  • Shane Stoneback
Sleigh Bells chronology
Reign of Terror
(2012)
Bitter Rivals
(2013)
Jessica Rabbit
(2016)
Singles from Bitter Rivals
  1. "Bitter Rivals"
    Released: September 3, 2013

Bitter Rivals is the third studio album by American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells. It was released on October 4, 2013 by Mom + Pop Music. The title track was released as the album's lead single on September 3, 2013,[2] with a music video released the day before.[3] The album was made exclusively available for streaming on Rolling Stone's website on October 1, 2013.[4] It was partially inspired by Janet Jackson, with the song "Tiger Kit" referencing Jackson's "Rhythm Nation".[5][6]

  1. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 12, 2013). "Inside Sleigh Bells' Lean, Mean New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bitter Rivals – Single by Sleigh Bells". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Battan, Carrie; Phillips, Amy; Minsker, Evan (September 2, 2013). "Sleigh Bells Announce New Album Bitter Rivals, Share Title Track, Plot Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 1, 2013). "Sleigh Bells Get Positively Loud in 'Bitter Rivals' – Album Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Rudow, Bryce T. (November 19, 2013). "BYT Interviews: Sleigh Bells". Brightest Young Things. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Woods, Mickey (October 8, 2013). "Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells Chats With Glamour About New Album Bitter Rivals and Her Pop-Culture Obsessions". Glamour. Retrieved August 25, 2016.