KHRUANGBIN - The Universe Smiles Upon You ii WHITE LIES ” “Illegal (feat

” “Illegal (feat

Gathering together 14 tracks from across his Merge Records discography

The last couple of years have seen the band on the kind of ascent that most new acts can only dream of

Nicko McBrain

plus detours with his critically-lauded Garies duo (with Lumigraph) and a David Kitt solo album

KHRUANGBIN - The Universe Smiles Upon You ii WHITE LIES ” “Illegal (feat2LP Standard Edition Black Vinyl. Khruangbin did not know if they were actually making an album. All they knew in the first frigid days of 2025, as they shivered in the Central Texas barn where theyve recorded almost all of their music, was that the 10th anniversary of their debut, The Universe Smiles Upon You, was steadily approaching. Months earlier, theyd bandied about ways to mark the occasion, debating orchestral arrangements or compendiums of