Khruangbin Mordechai

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The Houston heroes have spent a decade quietly crate-digging and pushing the boundaries. Now, with album three, they’ve broken through.

No wonder Khruangbin, who make psychedelic music that travels between eras and continents, have become low-key stars in the past decade. Guitarist Mark Spreer and drummer Donald DJ Johnson played in a gospel band together at St. Johns United Methodist Church in downtown Houston the same church that Beyonc, Solange and the rest of the Knowles family frequent.

Mordechai is Khruangbin at their most grounded and energetic, the tempo slightly raised with vocals infiltrating nearly every track all three members sing throughout. The band artfully showcase their musical knowledge to create a project which marks a clear distinction for the largely instrumental band. With Mordechai, Khruangbin have at once expanded their horizons while rooting their latest project in a sound theyve made their own. – NME