John's Methodist Church gospel band in Houston, Texas. The church employed Speer as the guitarist and Johnson as the organist. In , Speer met Ochoa through friends, where they initially connected over a shared love of Afghan music and Middle Eastern architecture. After playing for six months, she auditioned and got the gig to be the bassist for Yppah on his upcoming tour. Speer already had the gig as guitarist for Yppah and had encouraged Ochoa to audition.
The tour motivated the two of them to make music together more seriously, leading them to form Khruangbin. A notable part of the band's visual style is the black wigs that Ochoa and Speer wear on stage and during promotional interviews and photoshoots.
In , the band covered "Ma Beham Nemiresim" by Googoosh , a popular Iranian singer, for the Philia: Artists Rise Against Islamophobia compilation, [ 22 ] [ 23 ] and created a Tehran -specific playlist on Spotify , in addition to many other city-specific playlists, as part of their AirKhruang DJ series. In , the group was featured on the cover of Relix. Khruangbin's third studio album, Mordechai , was released in June on Dead Oceans. In , the band's single, A Calf Born in Winter , appeared as part of the soundtrack of the comedy-drama film, The Holdovers.
In January , the band announced their fourth solo album, A La Sala , which was released on April 5, , and shared a video for a new song, "A Love International. Khruangbin's style does not fit neatly into an existing genre.
Desert surf rock? The sound you hear inside a lava lamp? In , Ochoa said she has not changed the strings on her bass since Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. American rock band. Khruangbin performing at the Haldern Pop Festival. Psychedelic rock [ 1 ] surf rock funk instrumental rock dub rock. Background [ edit ]. Career [ edit ].
