Khruangbin are a three-piece band from Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums. The trio’s first single ‘A Calf Born In Winter’ was released in May 2014 by Late Night Tales offshoot Night Time Stories, and saw support from DJs Zane Lowe, Cerys Matthews, Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe and magazines as musically diverse as Test Pressing, For Folks Sake, i-D, The 405 and Ransom Note. ‘The Infamous Bill’ is an expanded offering of Khruangbin’s exotic, individual sound.

The EP’s four tracks were recorded at their spritual home, a remote barn deep in the Texas countryside where Khruangbin’s first rehearsals took place. Taking influence from 1960’s Thai funk – Khruangbin literally translates to “Engine Fly” in Thai – the EP is steeped in the bass heavy, psychedelic sound of their inspiration, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool.

Mark and DJ’s roots are in R&B, hip hop and gospel having played within the same gospel band for years. Both professional musicians, Mark began teaching Laura how to play bass in the summer of 2009. As such, Laura quickly developed...

Khruangbin  innovative approach to music, combining various global sounds with a modern twist, has set them apart in the contemporary music scene.