Khruangbin - Mordechai (Black Vinyl)

Khruangbin - Mordechai (Black Vinyl)Khruangbin has always been multilingual, weaving far flung musical languages like East Asian surf rock, Persian funk, and Jamaican dub into mellifluous harmony. But on its third album, its finally speaking out loud. Mordechai features vocals prominently on nearly every song, a first for the mostly instrumental band. Its a shift that rewards the risk, reorienting Khruangbins transportive sound toward a new sense of emotional directness, without losing

onlyoffer a robust platform on which Krieger’s voice reaches new heights

In mixing their comic-book-like personas

the band’s personal lives hit a turbulent and transformational period

hip-hop tracks

A band whose reach goes far beyond just influencing music is back

made after a few key entries in the Factory Records catalog were smuggled in from the West

It was initially released in 1981

" says drummer Simon Scott

Seeking connections against the plan of niche interest and anonymity

Magnolia Electric Co

the expanded double LP edition arrives on aquamarine vinyl with an etching on the fourth side and in an ultra limited run

this time assembling a collage of photographs taken by Eve Alpert (Palm) fit for the album's newfound dimensionality