Sleigh Bells ditch their guitar sound on new song 'Champions Of Unrestricted Beauty'

Allison Krauss and Derek Miller dropped a surprise new song from their forthcoming album over the weekend. The surprise comes from the fact that ‘Champions Of Unrestricted Beauty’ doesn’t feature any of Miller’s red-hot guitar riffs and instead has Sleigh Bells working a R&B tip through Krauss’ vocals. The band’s tense dynamics still underpin the track. Sleigh Bells posted the lyrics too.

Last year, they collaborated with Tink.

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