Music

Khruangbin

Mordechai

Dead Oceans

9/10

Ethereal, nomadic grooves from Texan trio

We live in an amazingly rich time for absorbing all kinds of music from around the world. Yet few bands bring so many disparate elements together in such a beguiling and coherent form as Texas trio Khruangbin. For newcomers to their sound, there are glittering fragments of so many good things in their work, from The Shadows to Roy Ayers to Ali Farka Touré (told you it was a heady cocktail). And yet despite the disparate nature of their influences, they are one of the tightest yet grooviest outfits working today, their sound totally coherent and effortless to listen