Khruangbin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

May 16, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- It was daylight but the music was dark and moody. And despite having the office lights turned on high, it was Khruangbin's trance-inducing tone that set the mood and carried me away.
This trio from Houston, Texas is heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand. That musical passion has taken them on a journey that, these days, incorporates music from Spain, Ethiopia and the Middle East. Khruangbin's largely instrumental music is grounded in Laura Lee's bass, with Mark Speer playing those melodic, richly reverbed guitar sounds and Donald "DJ" Johnson on drums and piano.
Two of the three songs performed at this Tiny Desk Concert are from their 2018 album Con Todo El Mundo, which is dedicated in part to Laura Lee's Mexican-American grandfather. He'd often ask her how much she loved him and the response that pleased him most was when she would say, "con todo el mundo," (with all the world.)
The third track in this performance is one of the band's first forays into vocals, from their 2015 debut album, The Universe Smiles Upon You. "White Gloves" gently pays homage to a "classy lady" who was "a fighter" and who "died in a fight." Its open-ended lyrics could imply a battle that was violent or an illness. It isn't clear. What is clear is the reverence in the song and in this music - music that strays from typical instrumental songs with heavy beats. This is music to sway to and to lift you beyond the day to day.
SET LIST
"Maria También"
"August 10"
"White Gloves"
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Dani Lyman; Editor: Ben Naddaff-Hafrey; Production Assistant: Joshua Bote; Photo: Eslah Attar/NPR.

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[@andrewrevell922]

I heard this drummer got lost in the wilderness with no phone or watch and when they found him 3 years later he knew what second it was.

[@MondaysMakeMeVomit]

underrated comment lol

[@myfamily1818]

they are keeping him hostage

[@smokinjoe7396]

☢Atomic Drummer🥁 w a ⏱Swiss Movement🇨🇭

[@smokinjoe7396]

Yeah it's... 🇿🇦 Durban Poison ☠ Makes ya Think¡!¡

[@gamin779966]

I rhink this....it was his mom who died. He has a pretty bad acar in his face. I think its a burn scar. Or at least....ir mafw this song. I watched their dynamic. They are feeling for him.

[@zeshef]

Khruangbin: a man on guitar. A woman on bass. And Father Time.

[@Kharrari]

This is am amazing joke

[@iamishsantos]

Hahahaha I love it

[@johnturtle6649]

I just had to upvote this to 666

[@gene8737]

positively vibin' on yo comment bro

[@MrEasye6996]

Father time?

[@justusjonas4778]

The fact that they took the effort to build a whole human body around a drum machine to make it look like a drummer, just amazing.

[@hairbradschmidt513]

I heard a rumor that they work on a 2.0 version that can even smile... then the illusion becomes even more real. humans are incredible.

[@domage]

@2:34 - @2:35 that smile!

[@hairbradschmidt513]

@@domage: No, that was just a voltage surge error. 😉Wait and see. There's something else to come 🤔

[@luiscaraballo521]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@That1GuyUNo]

Yo🤣😂😂😂

[@Ben180173]

I envy people hearing Khruangbin for the first time.

[@michaelhubel1306]

First timer

[@christopherthomas8722]

First time myself

[@Tytb_]

First timer🤘

[@DarkSolidKnight]

ME!!! I’m People! 😮

[@MelvinKB]

First timer

[@tarzaan2603]

The drummer tells the sun exactly when to rise every morning

[@imageawesome]

🌄

[@yamoms0919]

ayo this got me rollin. Ty

[@arielbenitez9556]

😂😂

[@pedanq6534]

he create metronome

[@sooperheep]

I mean the dude is ON TIME

[@nunobrou]

One of the best comment sections I've read in a long drummer.

[@shivang15]

Underrated comment

[@handsomematt9155]

Nice one

[@zizzinpuss]

Well done;)

[@graceedmondson9649]

Haaaaaa!! Me too

[@whitebread5169]

I actually laughed at this one. Cheers mate.

[@fanaticguitars]

I come back to this video from time to time to set up my watch

[@AngelTonchev]

Reading the comments, all I imagine and want is the drummer himself reading them with the biggest smile ever. This comment section is timeless!

[@wbabas4630]

Quite unlike the drummer

[@kenzmatt221]

Ba dum tss

[@Rico-jb9ps]

😂

[@kurtie6794]

I just imagine him reading these comments but with his emotionless drummer face 😂

[@joepossesr]

still smoking! chong out !

[@artvendra]

Drummer adjusts half a beat after every 5 millionth beat to compensate for earth's equinox tilt.

[@laww9158]

This is the best one lol

[@rimbaud0000]

👌😆

[@tubeguiller007]

I will have to report this comment, it is an understatement of drummer timing! I can stop laughing man... @raghav_Pareek you are the best!!

[@iayyam]

🤣🤣🔥

[@RijoBeats]

Cargo Pocket

[@bloodyzbub6213]

My guy on the drums is so in tune that every version of him in every multi-verse is doing the exact same thing at the exact same time...always.

[@shivang15]

Underrated comment

[@83mosco]

Ha, ha this comment!!

[@peterg5383]

excellent, but "so in TIME"

[@bdozier2000]

Certainly explains the blank stare

[@justinmoore4388]

Interesting

[@ILLFIGMENT]

Not many people know this but our clocks and calenders were calibrated using this drummers heartbeat

[@bguersel]

Every month I am coming back to this video for reading drummer comments. Amazing band!

[@jamesbump4765]

This is my first time seeing this concert, but I've watched it three times in a row so far just reading the comments about the drummer. Do they ever end I'm getting hungry and my battery is low

[@thrownforaloop57]

Love the drummer comments👍

[@emmafountain2059]

@@jamesbump4765 No. The drummer comments are *almost* as consistent as the drummer. Please, I’ve been here for 3 months. Send Help.

[@mikemascaro4301]

Good idea! We should all set our watches to do this at the same time… 😁

[@TheKrjack]

Am I the only one who comes here once a month for fresh jokes about the drummer?

[@kristinberg6681]

Ha...nope, you're not!!!

[@stlkngyomom]

On the 0 day God created The Drummer so She knew EXACTLY what time it is.

[@ewthmatth]

No XD

[@johnwayne2197]

i came every 3 days cause that's when i had my college homework and i cant do my homework without this

[@jgonsuron]

When the Atomic Clock loses it's measure, it calls DJ.

[@whitebread5169]

This drummer has such a good sense of time that he probably doesn't find christopher nolan movies confusing.

[@aminafares6898]

this comment is golden

[@flemplays]

The Drummer doesn't watch Memento. Memento watches him.

[@bondjam8]

this comment is on an other level

[@thachamp837]

Dead funny lol

[@dork2241]

Only supreme people will pause here to appreciate this comment

[@romecensullo4006]

Since I’ve started listening to Khruangbin and this drummer I’ve never been late to anything

[@greenkostia]

I travelled back to 1955 and saw this band. When I returned to 1985 the drummer was still in time

[@fdvdsfk]

This drummer has never been in the wrong place at the wrong time

[@iceman5117]

Not fashionably late, not fashionably early, not a minute man. This man is on time at all times

[@frankbrenner4852]

I died at this one ... lol.

[@danieltillery9043]

Lol incredible

[@joffermann]

Laura knows it too -- when they both pause at 2:25 and she looks over to watch for him picking it back up -- then the knowing smile when they resume. Love this band so much.

[@PaulaVViera]

Whiplash likes this comment

[@Ivobraca]

The clock in the room take a look at the drummer to check the time.

[@ZimuSA08]

🤣🤣🤣🤝

[@pandroidigital]

That's Melanin baby!!!

[@idontknowanothername]

Well done

[@elimcguire241]

666th like let’s go

[@benjamonse8941]

the best one

[@Crushenator]

Forgive me im tripping on acid, but August 10 just moved me to tears, man that was beautiful. Might just be the best player to touch a Stratocaster since Hendrix. What a beautiful Strat that is too, really a pleasure to see it played so well, they are one. Its so great how this 11 minutes 32 seconds of time and space is here, saved in eternity for us to enjoy, and still be hit by years later. those few minutes have me captivated, what a soul massage. Music is special 💚

[@bobbyjames1986]

Out of a great comment section, this is the best comment. I got real joy just from imagining how joyful you were in the moment you wrote this.

[@abundantharmony]

dont forget your strawberries next time

[@EvilDick66693]

Liquid or paper or gel tab?

[@pedrom2236]

Feel you bro everything is forgiven

[@adamsimpson5761]

No forgiveness needed, do you. I love this trio and they are on my shroom playlist, everytime.

[@satvikarora5813]

can we appreciate that we are all here in this moment in time and we are able to appreciate this wonderful music together.

[@toeterneus]

[@andrewmoijer]

The quintessential high statement. Love it. Should be at the top. ;)

[@insanitymeaning2779]

Yeah, specially the drummer

[@ronschmidt6183]

What a thoughtful thing to say 😊

[@scottbednar4815]

We had no choice. The drummer willed it to be so.

[@jraider2]

The reason why everything is so perfectly synched is because the drummer is a high level telepath controlling the guitarist and bass player who are just vessels for his will.

[@freak1310c]

That's why they have wigs to hide their telepathic receptors.

[@MarvilatAggies]

maaaaaan

[@Maynard0504]

people think you're joking but this is actually true

[@defenestrange5387]

I had just been thinking, "This perfectly reflects the totality of my existence"--you nailed it perfectly.

[@a8uella]

yes. I approve

[@RhettShull]

Time is a construct, and this drummer constructed it.

[@iiivanoeee651]

yo rhett

[@versnellingspookie]

Ayyy whassup my guitar slingin' G from Atlanta

[@rickyalexander927]

:}

[@notduncannotduncan4725]

:3

[@alanmartinez1025]

they are all amazing musicians equally out of this world!

[@bryanenglish7841]

They're all incredibly talented but that drummer is a GOD. They calibrate metronomes by him.

[@soufienkhalfaoui7593]

No one noticed that the beautiful lady is playing a 70$ second hand bass that costs 139$ brand new. I love this kind of detail. Pure class.

[@Twizzledoc187]

You truly know your instruments if you noticed that. Salute to this comment

[@MickeyDs14]

Sign of a true musician. It’s not about the tool, but how you can use it!👌🏽

[@Feri_Ardiansyah]

What's that, Harley Benton?

[@MrDokek]

@@Feri_Ardiansyahthe brand is SX

[@templejester]

Pretty sure I heard that the guitar player changed out the pickups, but still...

[@benmattmartinez3034]

The drummer kept time so well that we as a society realized we no longer need daylight savings.

[@sierracatalina8042]

i love you

[@sierracatalina8042]

i love you

[@indonesianbassbooster5167]

i love you

[@acgcomics5843]

I love you

[@rimbaud0000]

👌

[@johnturtle6649]

The drummers timing cured my arrhythmia

[@bobdoubter2977]

A most excellent response.

[@APACHAONE]

That's so funny.

[@iamishsantos]

SAME SAME

[@gracetan4341]

DUDEEEE 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidg8029]

The drummer is so on point he tells his watch what time it is!!

[@promachacker]

I promise you guys, as both a guitarist and a drummer I can confirm that as impressive as this drummer is, the guitarist is something else. Literally improv soloing while playing rhythm all show when I saw them

[@FreshsoCleanYep]

Mark speer is amazing. He's my favorite guitarist.

[@chuchaftw]

Top 5 performance I’ve seen live

[@wolf79wolf79]

Yeah, in August 10, with all the kudos to the drummer, the transitions between the two guitar lines seem so effortless here that in my awe I didn't even notice the lack of the back-up chords while the lead guitar is playing.

[@bobdoubter2977]

Coolest band I've seen in a long time. That drummer: looks likes he's thinking about a cure for cancer and just does this to relax.

[@poetparagraph]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheRealNativeSun]

Hahaha.

[@catedoge3206]

ahahah

[@fer9436]

hahahaaahahh so good

[@jodichannel7768]

😂 cueeeek

[@OtherMike5000]

FunFact: The drummer is the creator, publisher, chief writer, columnist, editor, regional manager, and head of distribution of Time Magazine.

[@GabrielAlves-yo2sn]

Fr?

[@acgcomics5843]

@@GabrielAlves-yo2sn srry bro, its a joke, a good one

[@rubenleitao574]

FunFact.... they use ripoff guitar and bass. thats actually true :)

[@randomanton]

Get it yet?

[@OtherMike5000]

@@variklane7032 😎👍

[@eevagirl]

And this, is how I discovered Khurangbin ❤

[@fabianstein1136]

Same ❤

[@Frozenwata1]

Me2

[@costaspaximadas7556]

Ditto...❤️

[@IveytheGrey]

At 5:00, the drumer falls asleep and is still playing in time. Amazing

[@steveb9667]

After listening to this for the 7th time, I've decided to listen again.

[@micahchambers5096]

Steve B agreed

[@leemaples1806]

to steal a quote: i came for the bangs, stayed for the guitar, and came back for the drums.

[@MissMills78]

Same.

[@toriblack3998]

😂😂😂

[@avalondreaming1433]

You win the comments!

[@kelesandor]

the drummer is probably playing chess in his head against himself

[@evelynfranklin6728]

lol

[@dimasachfiansyah9333]

The drums gambit

[@deltalima9640]

according to the look on his face, he is probably losing

[@smokingterd53]

@@deltalima9640 learn english

[@deltalima9640]

@@smokingterd53 learn some other language than english :D

[@davidleitman]

congrats to the team that does the broadcast mixes for tinydesk - legit some of the best sound quality I've ever heard on a live show

[@johnwhite950]

Seen them twice now, this is their sound quality all the time 😊

[@rodulfosuspensionworks]

True, most of the tiny desk shows sound on point

[@Twizzledoc187]

This won’t be your last time watching this video.

[@ronschmidt6183]

Ikr

[@kevincritchlow5910]

They say time heals all wounds.. but that drummer will have you feeling like you were never hurt to begin with.

[@biancacaputo7174]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@raymondlopez833]

Troof

[@maryhan96]

This comment 💛 aint that lovely

[@mytragin.3.6.9.9]

WOOW such a beautiful comment!! :o

[@miaroscfala]

Read it literally for a minute

From time to time, I come back here to relisten them, but more importantly I come back here to reread the comments about the drummer.

[@bobdoubter2977]

Every other month or so I visit. Now we can see this band live in 2021...I really should see about tickets.

[@mozartrodrigues5820]

The drummer belongs to another world named Paradise of Soul

[@bryanewyatt]

Same here.

[@carly1391]

seriously ... metronome makers contract to this guy for their base line modeling ....

[@JulioJover]

DJ would appreciate if instead of using the vague "from time to time" you would properly specify the time interval (I guess he prefers the value in ms)

[@IheartMayMay]

First time hearing this beautiful band!!! This is 5 years ago?!!?! Crazy, but I will now enjoy! I hope I can hear them live soon!

[@0Duece24]

Me and you both. Saw it on a IG reel and had to go find them. Simply amazing.

[@lukascole347]

Insta reel is exactly why I’m here

[@greenery.section8505]

Same

[@00pturnerj]

me three

[@bgood2urself]

Their ‘Hip Hop Medley’ that they perform live (and several versions of it over the years) On KZbin - just amazing!

[@michaelb.2413]

0:01 ‐ Maria También 3:17 ‐ August 10 7:47 - White Gloves

[@anxious_ape]

Thank you!

[@thorenjohn]

Thanks!

[@ragga1040]

The legend says that just after giving birth to the drummer his mother asked him what time it was

[@ehmorris3]

This made me laugh. Loudly.

[@joshuazeidner8419]

awesome social media marketing comment

[@pilargarcia539]

JajajajajajajJa

[@m0e_smob]

😂

[@casmatt99]

More like, the moment the drummer was born he told the doctor his exact time of birth

[@thebigaSsSsSsSs]

Laura's hip movements are crucial to their music

[@Mrgonzo12ghost]

YES !!!! I call it the Laura Lee dip

[@medad5716]

Intoxicating for certain

[@maseonthebass]

I bet shes just as tasty as her basslines. Im in love!

[@peral9728]

@@maseonthebass 🤨

[@FlatlandMando]

Mebbe

[@geoffweaver8075]

They are so freaking TIGHT... tiny desk is a national treasure, thanks!

[@vedranahoogland2098]

Heard it last night coincidentally on some random IG clip. Since then that ‘August 10’ is on repeat. It’s like my brain melts and rebuilds in a different form each time I listen to it.

[@BrianPeiris]

Drummer's so on point he cured my arrhythmia.

[@jabahpureza]

Wow!!! RiftSketch creator's commenting here!! LOL 🤩 I research your work for my PhD studies. Your work is ART! All the best! Much love from Brazil.

[@BrianPeiris]

@@jabahpureza Woah, I'm honored, haha! Thanks for the message :)

[@kriznan97]

I love that this comment has 808 likes. Lets keep it that way

[@dahnnbo]

so good

[@Xalderon]

it's three years later drummer comments, they still flow just as things should be

[@rupertpupkin4348]

i always check in every few months for the drummer comments.

[@mermetalbard]

@@rupertpupkin4348 yup, doing my quarterly check-in now xD

[@zupra5638]

he rule the time

[@Xalderon]

@@zupra5638 yeah he do 😉

[@theonlycaamz]

nice haiku

[@dustandantwonlevee]

I played with this band at a club show back in like 2016, they were backstage arguing with the drummer because he wouldn't wear a wig. They had this vision for matching haircuts across all the members. It got really tense, but I guess the drummer didn't back down.

[@whispersmith]

My man woulda looked like Thulsa Doom

[@jbibble]

"Maybe I'm wrong on this one, but for me, the beast does not include selling out." - Wayne Campbell

[@snoozieboi]

This confused me as there now is a band called Thulsa Doom and it's not even bad

[@carpetbaggerface]

Glad for that! The shabby chic look just wouldn’t suit the dude

[@bigjayrillah3508]

Is their hair real? Is this story true?

[@ol_zoolicious]

Just back for my yearly watch of this video to sync up my watch

[@normg2242]

You know what impresses me most? A band that can play quiet and still groove...!

[@hayleyb467]

Yessir! I admire restraint.

[@YodaZemunski]

Amen

[@marcosmartin3003]

definitely

[@AlienTrees]

Laura = Space DJ = Time Mark = Continuum

[@hayleyb467]

NOICE

[@moosepasshippie]

@@hayleyb467 NOICE!

[@darko714]

Mark = Energy In the musical universe, matter doesn’t exist.

[@williambat]

woah

[@mry82]

Now, here's a clever comment that transcends and includes all the praise and statements made by others. Well done, my extraterrestrial friend!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Everybody talks about the drummer and he’s great but it’s also that bass feel. ❤️‍🔥

[@mrterry1756]

Laura Leezy is unique! I hope this band lasts for like 100 years because I haven't watched them live yet

[@Rainyday24]

My dad used to play this video all the time and hearing it now years later is just perfection

[@PS_ItsMe]

Your Dad is awesome!

[@Bullroarer-oj3sp]

You’d think the drummer was bored, but he’s not. He’s just in deep. Deep deep deep deep in the groove...

[@Xalderon]

He likes drummin' cuz it gives him time to think

[@emilio8554]

one would think he's drummin but he's just there to control the situation

[@karafogertey1764]

Trance state.

[@xavsimoni367]

Deep pocket

[@ElMakz]

100%

[@glenndoleberry8418]

There’s a TARANTINO movie just waiting for them.

[@pandorski35000]

@Norm Macdonald Show You mean defuncts, right ?

[@BagmansLastBag]

Was thinking the same thing they fit perfect with his movies

[@folkussuklof1472]

i was thinking that literally

[@ErikSilvaify]

Exactly

[@germaine_smith]

Uptown Saturday Night with Kevin Hart & Chadwick Boseman

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

What a super bassist. That funky groove that not everyone will ever have.

[@keithhendrickson8522]

Legend has it that every year or so, Greenwich checks in with this drummer to check their accuracy. A few years ago their computers glitched for 1/1000th of a second. He called them the day afterwards and they promptly apologized and corrected the world's time.

[@runprowler]

This drummer is time itself.

[@poetparagraph]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jrh11254]

His kids call him, “Father Time.”

[@alistairgreaves6343]

This timer is drum itself.

[@scottcooneymusic6736]

best comment section I've come across in quite some time.

[@andreabruciati275]

haha true story

[@MrBlakeLee]

This band is pure joy and the comment sections is best on youtube

[@juliachristinaheikamp246]

Definately! It even gives me an urge to start with radio again with a special feature on them, mentioning the comments about the drummer.

[@goodtasteofmusicclub8438]

try earl sweatshirt-east next time,and you will change your mind

[@MrBlakeLee]

@@goodtasteofmusicclub8438 Haha. Thanks. Quite on point.

[@scorpiov]

I love how chilled they are. No need for any theatrics, just sweet sweet music.

[@yansmut]

I have never seen musicians play so relaxed live.

[@JigglyPKMN]

These are the fleeting sounds I hear when I stare into the refrigerator wondering why I just opened it.

[@vincentholly39]

HAHA, the subliminal sounds of hunger, confusion, and love.

[@heyoooooo]

time warps of a human existence

[@WETs3rgullioni]

This comment. This is it.

[@ryank1374]

Well said. This comment is spot on. Once I read it, I couldn't help but picture myself doing the same, and all I could think was: yes, it's true.

[@aquiatic]

im in love with this comment

[@hmbpnz]

The drummer is the primary reference signal used by NIST to synchronize the atomic clock.

[@unauxkull176]

❤❤❤❤

[@Andy666TheBeast]

No that's Gene Hoglan

[@DefThrone]

@@Andy666TheBeast I thought it was Tomas Haake

[@robotempire]

Finally someone gets it

[@paulbissonnette3650]

hmbpnz he is doing his job. keeping time. that is what drummers do.

[@paullypaulfd3015]

So happy to see Nigel Tufnel’s son carrying on the music legacy 🥹

[@yndaeldborg3725]

I absolutely love Laura Lee´s bass lines and the way in which she moves the music on and on and on...

[@chrisabuel6441]

Leap years are how we compensate for this drummer's day-offs

[@kylatokki22]

Underrated comment

[@derekuhm]

hahahaha nice one

[@KakoPopraviti]

when metronome needs to time something it goes to a music store and buys this drummer

[@hughjaynus8531]

Kako popraviti read the last line slowly

[@py6984]

😆🔥

[@lets_lvl_up]

@@8chk92 why is he soulless?!? he is just really good. So clean and consistent...so mellow.

[@sgaldis]

@@8chk92 k

[@SmariTarfur]

I couldn't press the like button hard enough and now there's a big hole in my phone. Best comment of all time.

[@flynnpaterson2025]

Making the divine and intricate look and sound so effortlessly beautiful. Also, the drummer's timing has perfectly synchronized my schedule and realigned my spine.

[@BIGTIMism]

This is the hardest intro to any Tiny desk episode! 🔥🧨❤‍🔥🔥🔥🧯🚒🔥

[@asc]

Atoms listen to the drummer to know when it's time to half-life.

[@blytheblue]

Best comment of the day!

[@micromundoasmr]

hahahahahahahhaha you made my evening!!

[@poetrlsmith]

Technetium 99m?

[@williewoodall8305]

somebody knows, their pharmacology

[@neelparekh3448]

69th like😎

[@ChrisPBacon-qi4ir]

My dude playing rhythm and lead at the same time what a legend

[@DuncanRhodes]

i swore i could hear three guitars...

[@cauthoncrazy]

It is siiiiiick

[@QBRX]

Yeah, love the guitar work.

[@spindrift2009]

So clean. And killer tone.

[@codysmith4258]

Mark Speer is next level, no doubt

[@3kkant]

Don't you guys pass on the guitarist. He is godly fast, and on the pedal syncing it all. If you ever used to play, tried learning how to play guitar, or just looked into starting, you would know he is insanely good at it. Also cheers for swinging the tunes from West to middle-east just like that. That's very cool imho. Khruangbin is on a different level altogether!

[@taylorpilewski]

The drummer is DJ Johnson, and in case you didn't already know this, time, as a fundamental operating law of the universe was created along with the entirety of existence itself, merely as a means to have something to explain his impeccable timing.

[@davidwitte8469]

Everyone keeps talking about the drummer, but the piano player is pretty good as well.

[@emmajilrowanna6772]

😂

[@kckrye]

Dude...I totally LOL

[@iayyam]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hangedups2608]

🤣

[@M3LTUP]

Ya. The saxaphone sounds great too.

[@jaguar1712]

Drummer takes his hands away and the sticks keep going

[@darlenewells8526]

Love the three fun, Jazzy with a little funk. See you soon...😉

[@henriquequeiroga5081]

miserave miserengue

[@djtown6015]

I’m late to the party but I’m here now !!!!

[@garyheaton4073]

It’s taken me till end of 2023 to find these guys….wow! Amazing stuff 👍

[@wilmingtonrestaurant4579]

you've got a great beginning to 2024 ahead, discovering all of their music

[@garyheaton4073]

Oh yes!

[@Hijodelrey420]

Imagine the drummer with the same hairstyle as them.

[@freddyp07ify]

I totally thought the same thing 😂😂

[@johnturtle6649]

I like his wig the best.

[@hayleyb467]

You funny♡

[@o_almaia]

HAHAHA!! What a hilarious mental image you gave me! 😂

[@lironba]

They couldn't afford a third wig?

[@MrBradleyMac]

Wow, all these comments and nobody has mentioned how great the drummer is!!

[@_darkbrian]

there's a drummer?

[@leeroylazima3805]

What drummer?

[@AshleyPomeroy]

I love how at 04:14 the drummer seems to stare into our souls. Right there, just above the pause button.

[@dronespace]

​@@AshleyPomeroy 😂😂😂😂

[@savageantelope3306]

Many have lol

[@b.a.samuels]

This band lives in a place I like to call "in the pocket." It's the sound cool makes when it goes by.

[@veitchimages]

I am a few years late to the party , it's almost as if time doesn't exist . Super blessed to be hearing these beautiful tunes, much needed indeed .

[@gricklegrass100]

Drummer is so on point he made you show up exactly when you were supposed to.

[@DropBear25]

The US Department of Defense has an atomic Master Clock to which they standardise and benchmark all time and frequency measurements used by the US military. Normally they keep him under high security at the U.S. Naval Observatory but sometimes they let him play with Khruangbin

[@konanoobiemaster]

i snoped this and it checks out

[@aldor159]

I don't get why there are so many comments about this. I mean yeah, the drummer is very good at keeping the tempo, but at its core that's the primary function of drums. There are many bands which have very good drummers at keeping the tempo but you don't see the comments full of people acknowledging it.

[@dojodetroit420]

@@aldor159 you'd have to know how to count em to know why he gets spoke on above everyone else!

[@thewhat531]

Aldo Bonino Have you watched the movie 'Whiplash'?

[@konanoobiemaster]

@@aldor159 like all aspects in life... flawless timing is a rare commodity in the music industry... have you ever played in a band before?

[@bilalnassar6904]

The drummer looking at the audience like he trying to figure out who stole his wig before the show

[@iesusjr7]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@silverace08]

hahahah @7:20

[@Rainjordan]

@@silverace08 SO FUNNY!!

[@nickbryant2318]

He's supposed to have the long hair with bangs to match his bandmates

[@apattrid]

Guitar player stole his wig, isn't he?

[@99carrera]

The definition of letting the music speak for itself

[@johnscally2550]

Time waits for this man.

[@elcimarronurbano]

I came for the drummer comments and y’all didn’t disappoint

[@deadcomix]

same dude

[@ZimuSA08]

Not even a slight bit🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yossischwarz1042]

Come back!!! It’s still going

[@jerryjacobsunny5574]

its good to see Cleopatra playing bass instead of ruling Egypt

[@inf0tr8r]

she can rule over all the symps in Megypt any day, gnome sane

[@gamesilove7]

Shih 🤣

[@WookieHunter1138]

Also nice from Jesus to accompany her

[@Jutte777]

I see Mr T has got a hair cut

[@sporeceress1465]

Bold of you to assume she's not multitasking

[@reiemg]

dog what gem did i just stumble into. My life has been miserable for the longest time and now I magically find some of the best music ive ever heard? Omen of the future perhaps?

[@wilmingtonrestaurant4579]

"The Universe Smiles Upon You"

[@kylatokki22]

If you allow it to be! :)

[@auroravl7]

Found this tiny desk by accident while working and i had to stop what I was doing to just close my eyes and listen. Sublime!

[@michaelb.42112]

This is badass. I like the minimalist approach. One snare, a hi-hat, bass drum, and no smile because that's extra.

[@thefunkdroid2777]

You forgot voices, piano, and most important, cowbell!

[@michaelb.42112]

@@thefunkdroid2777 Well that's a given. :)

[@bigjayrillah3508]

He is a very serious about his drumming

[@____________4510]

When you see homie on drums staring into the abyss don’t worry, it’s just him wondering how he’s gonna keep on protecting the time stone from thanos.

[@elmosputterspark9939]

Made my day!

[@Celsoarez]

This drummer! His groove is absurd!

[@ianguignet757]

White Gloves is the most beautiful record ever written

[@Crackhouts]

This plays in the elevator to heaven.

[@COPYCATT]

at least the stairway will be less popular now

[@pikatechnica5680]

@@COPYCATT exactly like i already died just let me take the easy way up at least

[@Xalderon]

Or in the caddy on the way to the heist

[@ebonyg2244]

WORD

[@seanmatthewking]

Is there an escalator? I want take some steps, but on my own terms, ya know?

[@paulpanamarenko]

Looks like a band in an old Scooby Doo episode.

[@raisethemwell]

Love this comment!😂

[@uncleswan3896]

I was thinking two Joey Ramones and a drummer

[@karichicken4909]

WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE AHDBAHBDSA

[@YambamYambam2]

You've put exactly into words what I thought! :)

[@leandroacosta5731]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa🤣

[@chadyoung6049]

I legit thought that I was listening to some undiscovered Soul Funk Phenom from the early 70's when I first heard these guys. The drummer literally sent me back in time.

[@rubenguillotine]

Time is relative, this drummer is absolute!

[@bluetaylor7614]

Love this comment. Discovered this band at the beginning of the pandemic and got hooked.

[@burger1113]

The drummer is sublime, your comment doesn't rhyme.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

No matter how fast you go, he always drums at exactly the same speed in your frame of reference.

[@yubia5216]

I heard the guitarist found those licks in some ancients hieroglyphics

[@SANDSCORCHER]

🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mahmoudramdane2848]

@Chris Greene Hahahahah you guys are loco!

[@subg8858]

He got those riifs from Ghana rock

[@MikaelKonradsson]

@@subg8858 nah i would say thai/ other south eastern asian music, you can really here it in the first song =)

[@Chesterton7]

howling

[@dylans4124]

Everything about the bass player blows my mind, from her look, to the skill, the look to the drummer to remain in sync and the smile when they nail it, wow.

[@ShadowDancer6990]

Yo! This live version of "White Gloves" with DJ playing the piano is probably the best performance of this song. EXCELLENT!!!!

[@rimbaud0000]

Yeah he adds so much here. Just some respectful restrained playing.