Khruangbin

The Universe Smiles Upon You
by Khruangbin

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Cam There’s nothing I can say about how good I think this band so I’ll just shut up and listen 😎...
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cali_queasy Wearing whiiiiiite gloves~ Favorite track: White Gloves.
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eddbanda It's a shame that I can only pick up one track, whole album is a instant classic. Love it Favorite track: Dern Kala.
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White Gloves 00:00 / 03:38
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Pressed on 180 gram black virgin vinyl.

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Housed in a printed outer sleeve and jewel case, with booklet and download codes.

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Limited 12" White Vinyl Gatefold
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Pressed on 180 gram white vinyl with a custom hand drawn gatefold sleeve by bassist Laura Lee.

Includes unlimited streaming of The Universe Smiles Upon You via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Mr. White 04:58
2.
Two Fish and an Elephant 03:33
3.
Dern Kala 03:39
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Little Joe & Mary 05:08
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White Gloves 03:38
6.
People Everywhere (Still Alive) 02:39
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The Man Who Took My Sunglasses 02:13
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August Twelve 06:13
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Balls and Pins 03:28
10.
Zionsville 04:11
about
Taking influence from 1960's Thai funk - their name literally translates to "Engine Fly" in Thai - Khruangbin’s debut album ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You’ is steeped in the bass heavy, psychedelic sound of their inspiration, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool. The Texan trio is formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums.

‘The Universe Smiles Upon You’ was recorded at their spiritual home, a remote barn deep in the Texas countryside where their first rehearsals took place. The band listened to a lot of different types of music on the long drives out to the country but their favourites were 60s and 70s Thai cassettes gleaned from the cult Monrakplengthai blog and compilations of southeast Asian pop, rock and funk. This had a heavy impact on the direction of the band, the scales they used and the inflection of the melodies; which coupled with the spaciousness of the Texan countryside culminated in Khruangbin forming their exotic, individual sound.