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Khruangbin Share New Song “Pon Pón”

A LA SALA Due Out April 5 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd.

Mar 20, 2024

Khruangbin are releasing a new album, A LA SALA, on April 5 on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. Now they have shared its third single, “Pon Pón.” More

8 Best Songs of the Week: Bat For Lashes, MGMT, Sunday (1994), Bonny Light Horseman, and More

Plus Adrianne Lenker, Khruangbin, Drahla, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 23, 2024

Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 8 this week, narrowed down from the 20 songs we seriously considered. More

Khruangbin Share Video for New Song “May Ninth”

A LA SALA Due Out April 5 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd.

Feb 20, 2024

Khruangbin are releasing a new album, A LA SALA, on April 5 on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. Now they have shared its second single, “May Ninth,” via an animated music video. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Yard Act, Kim Gordon, Adrianne Lenker, Jane Weaver, and More

Plus Boeckner, IDLES, Sam Evian, Tomato Flower, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 19, 2024

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list was fueled by lots of notable album announcements. More

Khruangbin Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “A Love International”

A LA SALA Due Out April 5 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd.

Jan 16, 2024

Khruangbin have announced a new album, A LA SALA, and shared its first single, “A Love International,” via a music video. More

Aug 31, 2022

Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré have shared a new single, “Tongo Barra.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Ali, which will be out on September 23 via Dead Oceans More

Jul 28, 2022

Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré have announced the release of an album, Ali, which will be out on September 23 via Dead Oceans. The album is a tribute to Touré’s late father, Grammy Award-winning musician Ali Farka Touré. Its lead single, “Savanne,” has been shared. More

Jul 07, 2022

Khruangbin have shared a cover of Booker T. & The M.G.’s 1962 R&B instrumental song “Green Onions” in commemoration of its 60th anniversary. The cover features Brooklyn-based DJ and composer Quantic, and is out now as an Amazon Original single. More

Glastonbury 2022: Watch Performances from Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and More

Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others

Jun 27, 2022

Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges Share New Song “Chocolate Hills”

Texas Moon Due Out February 18 via Dead Oceans in Partnership with Columbia / Night Time Stories Ltd.

Jan 19, 2022

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges have shared a new song, “Chocolate Hills.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming collaborative EP, Texas Moon, which will be out on February 18 via Dead Oceans in Partnership with Columbia / Night Time Stories Ltd. More

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges Announce New EP, Share Video for New Song “B-Side”

Texas Moon Due Out February 18 via Dead Oceans in Partnership with Columbia / Night Time Stories Ltd.

Dec 09, 2021

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges have announced a new collaborative EP, Texas Moon, which will be out on February 18, 2022 via Dead Oceans in Partnership with Columbia / Night Time Stories Ltd. They have also shared a video for a track off the new EP, “B-Side.” The Philip Andelman-directed video was shot in J. Lorraine Ghost Town in Austin, Texas. More

Khruangbin Share Videos for “Dearest Alfred” and a Knxwledge Remix of the Song

Mordechai Out Now via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories

Jan 28, 2021

Texas psych-rock trio Khruangbin have shared two new videos for their song “Dearest Alfred,” taken from their most recent album Mordechai—one for the album version, and one for a new Knxwledge remix of the song, retitled “Dearest Alfred (MyJoy).” Both videos were created by The Kennedys, an internship program at creative agency Wieden+Kennedy London. More

Jul 09, 2020

Beck turned 50…yesterday. And to carry on the celebration of the legendary songwriter, Texas psych-rock trio, Khruangbin, gifted the seven-time GRAMMY-winner with a funky remix of his deep cut “No Distraction.” More

Khruangbin Share Trippy Animated Video for New Song “Pelota”

Mordechai Due Out June 26 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories

Jun 16, 2020

Texas psych-rock trio Khruangbin are releasing a new album, Mordechai, on June 26 via Dead Oceans, in association with Night Time Stories. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Pelota,” via a trippy and colorful animated video for the track. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Madeline Kenney, Wilco, Phoebe Bridgers, Deradoorian, and More

Plus Khruangbin, Sad13, Sondre Lerche, Owen Pallett, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 22, 2020

Welcome to the nineteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. This week we were quite indecisive about our favorite songs and even polled our readers on Facebook and Twitter, which helped a little. More

Khruangbin Share Video for New Song “So We Won’t Forget”

Mordechai Due Out June 26 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories

May 18, 2020

Texas psych-rock trio Khruangbin are releasing a new album, Mordechai, on June 26 via Dead Oceans, in association with Night Time Stories. Now they have shared another new song from it, “So We Won’t Forget,” via a video for the track. More

9 Best Songs of the Week: Braids, The Dears, Jess Williamson, Hinds, and More

Plus HAIM, Khruangbin, Protomartyr, Glass Animals, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 01, 2020

Welcome to the seventeenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. Some states, most notably Georgia, are starting to open up again, even though most experts say it’s too soon. More

Khruangbin Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “Time (You and I)”

Mordechai Due Out June 26 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories

Apr 27, 2020

Texas psych-rock trio Khruangbin have announced a new album, Mordechai, and shared its first single, “Time (You and I),” via a video for the new song. More



Interviews

Jan 14, 2021

There is a one-of-a-kind, universally intriguing musical product that is generated when Khruangbin’s guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson come together. A student of the world, Ochoa is a cultural anthropology enthusiast. It was her learning Thai that led to the band’s name, which loosely means “airplane.” More


Reviews

May 31, 2022

The 9th edition of Primavera NOS takes place from June 9-11 so here’s Under the Radar’s 12 must-see acts. More

Nov 16, 2021

Texas psych-rock trio Khruangbin released a new album, Mordechai, last year via Dead Oceans, in association with Night Time Stories. It was followed by Mordechai Remixes earlier this year. They recently performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl, in Santa Barbara, CA, and our photographer Robert Redfield was on the scene to capture the action. More