Sleigh Bells Ditch Guitars on New Song ‘Champions of Unrestricted Beauty’

You wouldn’t know it at first from the crunchy guitars and distorted beats that may or may not have inspired a Demi Lovato song, but Sleigh Bells—the duo of Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller—are actually big fans of R&B. And they really let it show on their new song “Champions of Unrestricted Beauty,” which ditches the usual guitars that get them labeled a “noise” act for some shiny synth-pop. It’s a departure that shows off just how powerful Krauss’ voice can be, but it’s also a change that—judging by some SoundCloud annotations—already has some fans on the brink of revolt. For those of you on board, you’ll be pleased to learn that the song is off a new record the band says is almost done.