Sleigh Bells are cooking up something hot, hot, hot on new single “This Summer,” the third track to be released from their forthcoming album Bunky Becky Birthday Boy. It’s a thrashing pop-punk cut that draws a throughline between the hyperpop explosion of the early 2020s and the alt-rock sound that was everywhere in the ’90s. Chugging guitars and snarling drums abound!
“We joked around about writing our version of a summer song, but since it’s 2025 it had to have a twist,” vocalist Alexis Krauss shared in a press statement. “Not comparing us to these bands, but musically I think Derek mentioned The Cars and Ramones when he was working on the intro, verse, and pre-chorus, and I was listening to The Shangri-Las a lot while messing around with melodies. RIP Mary Weiss, you are missed.”
The new album will arrive on April 4 via Mom + Pop Music. Check out “This Summer“ below, and pre-order Bunky Becky Birthday Boy here.
