On paper, Khruangbin shouldn’t be as successful as they are. The Texas trio named itself a difficult to pronounce Thai word. Its two front-facing members, Laura Lee “Leezy” Ochoa and Mark “Marko” ...

The Texan trio’s vibes have spawned countless imitators, but their magic isn’t so easy to replicate. By Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is a writer based in Los Angeles. I worry that the word “vibes” is ...

Khruangbin is a band without a genre, or possibly a band with too many genres to make sound a useful framework for discussing them. With bits and pieces stemming from outside of the standard American ...

Khruangbin funked their way through Seattle last week in support of their 2024 album A La Sala. The globally-influenced trio (whose name translates to “airplane” in Thai), transformed WAMU into a ...

There are infinite ways to decorate a room. Cover the walls with photos of your loved ones. Stack your precious literature into columns. Litter the shelves with mementos you’ve collected while ...

Khruangbin's most recent collaboration was on "Happy Survival," a track on Childish Gambino's latest album, "Bando Stone & the New World." The group had already met Donald Glover, spent time with him ...

While recording music often involves pre-production, sound design, multi-tracking, editing, mixing, and mastering among other things, there is an additional step in the collaborative affairs of ...

In today’s pop music, vocals reign supreme. The charts are dominated by singers and rappers, but there’s an increasingly popular genre focused on more instrumental music. William Brangham catches up ...

Hear the scoop behind Khraungbin’s latest single “Pon Pón” in Laura Lee’s own words. Hear the scoop behind Khraungbin’s latest single “Pon Pón” in Laura Lee’s own words. Mar 19, 2024 Happy New ...

Khruangbin offer a completely new take on their 2015 debut album, The Universe Smiles Upon You, with a re-recorded version out now digitally through Dead Oceans. Work ...