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Best new artist can seem like a contradictory title. That's certainly the case for Khruangbin, which nabbed a Grammy nod despite a decade of music. Don't try to categorize Khruangbin, just absorb ...
After touring with Bonobo, Khruangbin's song "Calf Born in Winter" was included on his 2013 Late Night Tales compilation. [18] The song became one of the most popular tracks on the record, helping create an initial audience [11] for the band's first EP, History of Flight, and debut album, The Universe Smiles Upon You, in 2015. [19]
AllMusic's Paul Simpson described the album as "Khruangbin's most stripped-down effort since their debut." [ 30 ] On the album's production, Thomas Smith of NME writes: "Each song is appropriately seasoned with dubby beats, field recordings, hooky guitar riffs and basslines, all distinct enough to pique your attention but never dominating space."
[2] [3] He has remarked on the cultural diversity of growing up in Houston, with people from all over the world living in the region and playing their music, as influencing his sound. [ 4 ] Johnson is an alumnus of Texas All State Symphonic Wind Ensemble and studied orchestral percussion with instructor Jim Whitfill.
Few would have predicted that one of the biggest alt-rock breakthroughs of the last decade would be a mostly instrumental trio from Houston with a name that seems dauntingly difficult to pronounce.
While it continues work on its next studio project, Khruangbin will release of five distinct live albums this year via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd. First up on May 19 is Live at Stubb’s ...
During this time, they recruited DJ on drums and formed Khruangbin. Speer has recorded five studio albums with Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You (2015), Con Todo el Mundo (2018), Mordechai (2020), Ali (with Vieux Farka Touré; 2022), and A La Sala (2024). His family owns a barn in Burton, Texas, where Khruangbin records all their music. [6]
Late Night Tales: Khruangbin is a DJ mix album curated by American psychedelia band Khruangbin for Late Night Tales series, released by Night Time Stories on 4 December 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It includes Khruangbin's cover of Kool & the Gang 's instrumental tune " Summer Madness ".