Texis

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Texis
Sleigh Bells - Texis.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) [1]
Genre
Length35:19
Label Mom + Pop
Sleigh Bells chronology
Kid Kruschev
(2017)
Texis
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 71% [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [6]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 8.2/10 [9]
Pitchfork 6.1/10 [10]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5 [11]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Texis is the fifth studio album by American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells. [13] [14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Alexis Krauss and Derek E. Miller. [15]

Texis track listing
No.TitleLength
1."SWEET75"3:32
2."An Acre Lost"3:26
3."I'm Not Down"3:18
4."Locust Laced"2:30
5."Knowing"3:11
6."Justine Go Genesis"3:16
7."Tennessee Tips"2:43
8."Rosary"3:38
9."Red Flag Flies"3:05
10."True Seekers"3:26
11."Hummingbird Bomb"3:14
Total length:35:19

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