Khruangbin

Going in to seeing Khruangbin I was a tad sceptical about how their sound would deliver live. They only have two largely instrumental albums and I though it might wane a bit. It didn’t. In fact the opposite. My expecations were more than exceeded. How do you describe them? I don’t know. I will try; surf rock with a dubby bassline, mildly psychedelic, atmospheric, groovy, a slight Mod nod turning a bit porn soundtrack via Memphis style Booker and the MGs funk after a layover in New Orleans. They’ve done their homework. And clearly practiced a lot. The lead guitarist Mark Speer looked a bit cartoon George Harrison in his wig. Ably assisted by Laura Lee on bass adding funky, sexy, maternal basslines. Sometimes they did formation dancing which sounds cheesy but it wasn’t. The soundscape is one of ‘less is more’ aesthetics – not trying to ram everything down your throat and letting the space talk. I came away wanting more.