While Khruangbin call Houston, Texas their home, the band’s inspiration often stems from other corners of the globe. On their 2015 debut The Universe Smiles Upon You and its 2018 follow up Con Todo El Mundo, bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, blend classic psych, funk, and soul sounds from Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and India into heady, ethereal instrumentals. A dub version of Con Todo El Mundo, titled Hasta El Cielo, is due out in July 2019.
“A Love International” leads the Houston trio’s forthcoming full-length
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