Khruangbin are at present on tour celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Universe Smiles Upon You. Now, the band has expanded the festivities by surprise-dropping a re-recorded and reimagined model of their extremely beguiling 2015 debut album. Stream it under.
The band (Laura Lee, Mark Speer, and DJ Johnson) recorded the aptly-titled The Universe Smiles Upon You ii at the exact same Central Texas barn as the primary Universe. Nevertheless, there have been some modifications made this time, starting with Khruangbin ripping up the ground to do away with some native critters. Following that little building mission, the climate wasn’t very cooperative; what began as sunny days made for T-shirts turned blisteringly chilly, with the band spending 4 days shivering collectively whereas recutting the album.
However all that struggling truly made a constructive impact, and The Universe Smiles Upon You ii is described as “heat,” as if the band was “tending a fireplace just by taking part in collectively.” There’s the sound of an jap meadowlark captured on “August Twelve ii”; the “nation disco” of the newly-revamped “White Gloves ii”; and a kinetic, prolonged tackle “Folks All over the place (Nonetheless Alive).” Because the press launch famous, the LP “represents the shut of Khruangbin’s first chapter, the entire end result of the music they made once they arrived on the barn in January 2015.”
Associated Video
To accompany the brand new album, Khruangbin have launched the music video for “White Gloves ii,” which encompasses a most attention-grabbing dance routine. Watch it under.
Khruangbin’s debut album arrived on November sixth, 2015, by way of the English indie label Night time Time Tales. Again in 2023, we named The Universe Smiles Upon You as the most effective stoner albums of all time, praising the trio’s magnetic, laidback chemistry: “As a trio, every member of Khruangbin is in their very own paradise: Laura Lee’s basic and soothing bass elements, drummer DJ Johnson’s tight, managed grooves, and Mark Speer’s kaleidoscopic guitar traces all converge in irresistible hues.”
The subsequent cease on Khruangbin’s tour is a second evening at Houston’s The Heights Theater, which shall be adopted by reveals in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, DC. See the total schedule under, and get sold-out tickets right here.
Khruangbin’s final album was 2024’s A LA SALA.
The Universe Smiles Upon You ii Paintings:
The Universe Smiles Upon You ii Tracklist:
01. Little Joe and Mary ii
02. Balls and Pins ii
03. White Gloves ii
04. The Man Who Took My Sun shades ii
05. Folks All over the place ii
06. Bin Bin ii
07. August Twelve ii
08. Dern Kala ii
09. Two Fish and an Elephant ii
10. Zionsville ii
Khruangbin 2025 Tour Dates:
11/06 — Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
11/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Switch
11/10 — New York, NY @ Webster Corridor
11/11 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Membership
11/13 — Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/14 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/16 — Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
11/18 — Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
11/19 — Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
11/20 — Portland, OR @ McMenamis Crystal Ballroom
11/22 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
11/23 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
11/24 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
11/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre