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Music of the Moment: Khruangbin

I’ve been on a Neo indie pop soul mood as of late. Khruangbin fits that mold. I found them on Youtube during a live performance and it brought back that feeling i use to get with Trip Hop bands like Portishead, Massive Attack and D-Influence. 

Khruangbin (/ˈkrʌŋbɪn/ KRUNG-bin; Thai: [kʰrɯa̯ŋ˥˩.bin], เครื่องบิน) is an American musical trio from Houston, Texas. The band comprises Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Ray “DJ” Johnson Jr. on drums. The band is known for blending global music influences, such as classic soul, dub, rock and psychedelia.[3][4] Their debut studio album, The Universe Smiles Upon You (2015), draws from the history of Thai music in the 1960s, specifically from Luk thung, while their second album, Con Todo el Mundo (2018), has influences from Spain and the Middle East. Speer, Lee, and DJ also host “AirKhruang” radio shows on NTS Radio and Facebook Live.

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