Sleigh Bells, Tufnell Park Dome, London

“It’s just water, I promise!” jokes Sleigh Bells’ Alexis Krauss to London’s Tufnell Park Dome as she takes a sip of her drink. “I’m a boring person.”

Sleigh Bells are about halfway into their set – their first London show in over two years – and they’ve already left a smoking, scorching trail of debris in their wake with their deadly breed of noise-pop. The show comes as a one-off special in time for the group’s fourth album ‘Jessica Rabbit’. Tonight, the Brooklyn duo seem intent on dismantling the Dome, taking North London by the jugular, raising heart rates by a thousand, and performing until anything and everything in the room is burnt down by their intoxicating electro-punk.

From the moment Alexis and bandmate Derek Miller begin the set with ‘Tell ‘Em’, one of many tracks pulled from the still-thrilling debut ‘Treats’, there’s no pause, no release, no mercy for the sold-out Dome. Alexis takes to the stage with masterclass charisma, commanding the mic stand as if it’s a weapon in warfare. The pandemonium continues with new single ‘It’s Just Us Now,’ keeping the signature fearsome instrumentation of Sleigh Bells alongside Alexis’ pop-laced verses. The set pulls on classic favourites from the band’s discography, ‘Kids’, ‘Bitter Rivals’, and ‘You Don’t Get Me Twice’ played with ever increasing riotous anarchy.