Khruangbin is an American musical trio from Houston, Texas. The band comprises Laura Lee Ochoa (bass guitar and vocals), Mark Speer (guitar and vocals), and DJ Johnson (drums, keyboards, and vocals).
The band is known for blending global music influences, such as classic soul, dub, rock and psychedelia. Khruangbin's style does not fit neatly into an existing genre. The New York Times called it "extremely slippery, genrewise". Mostly instrumental, the band's sound has been described as soul, surf rock, psychedelic, rock, dub and funk, with one website even describing them as "electronic". The most commonly used term to describe Khruangbin's music is Thai funk, though the band members themselves challenge the convention of genres, publicly refusing to be pigeonholed into one particular label.
Thai word "khruangbin" (Thai: เครื่องบิน; RTGS: khrueang bin), means "airplane".
Studio albums:
The Universe Smiles upon You (2015)
Con Todo el Mundo (2018)
Mordechai (2020)
Ali (with Vieux Farka Touré) (2022)
A La Sala (2024)