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January 14, 2020 For Immediate Release

Khruangbin & Present “C-Side”, ​ ​ New Single From Collaborative EP, Sun, Out February 7th ​ ​

(Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana)

“This is as much an atmosphere as a song, warm and leisurely and insinuating.” — The New York Times ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

“...a meditative, twangy song that blends the band’s Thai- proclivities with Bridges’ rootsy vocals.” — Rolling Stone ​ ​ ​

“...a sun-baked, languid rock song that coasts on Bridges’ smooth vocals.” — Pitchfork, The Most ​ ​ ​ ​ Anticipated Albums of 2020

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges will release Texas Sun, their forthcoming collaborative EP, on February ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 7th via Dead Oceans, in partnership with and Ltd. Following ​ the EP’s title track, a slow rolling song about the pull of the unique Texas landscape, they today offer its second single, “C-Side,” a shimmering track comprised of wah-wah guitar lines, burbling Latin ​ ​ polyrhythms, and soft vibraphone. Stream “C-Side” below.

Listen To “C-Side” by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - https://youtu.be/JF2jxqQVloM

Their first time writing with a vocalist, Texas Sun finds Khruangbin—comprised of Laura Lee (bass), ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (guitar), and Donald “DJ” Johnson (drums)—tailoring their exotic funk to Bridges’ ​ ​ ​ soulful melodies. On the EP, these Texas natives meet up somewhere in the mythical nexus of the state’s past, present, and future—a dreamy badlands where genres blur as seamlessly as the terrain. The state’s music is as varied and wild as its geography, producing Southern rap pioneers ​ ​ ​ and UGK, lysergic trailblazers The 13th Floor Elevators, and genres-unto-themselves like St. Vincent, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gary Clark Jr., and Beyoncé. Texas Sun lives here too, a record that calls equally to the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ chopped-and-screwed hip-hop fans rattling slabs on the southside of , to those who grew up on listening to both mariachi and post-hardcore out on the Mexican borders of El Paso, to the Austin acid-dropping art school kids.

Texas Sun started on the road and wrapped up in the studio. Both Bridges and Khruangbin had been ​ touring nonstop behind their acclaimed sophomore LPs when their paths converged for a joint North American tour in 2018, a run of shows stretching from Los Angeles to New York. Although both of their musical lanes were slightly different, they shared a dusty, laid back vibe. When a Khruangbin session yielded a song that seemed like it might pair well with Bridges’ voice, the band sent it over. Bridges returned the track with his vocals the very next day. They all soon decamped to the studio with engineer Steve Christensen, hoping to make it into a B-side. But everything flowed so naturally, it ​ ​ was obvious this would be something bigger, leading to Texas Sun. ​ ​

Listen to “Texas Sun” by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - https://youtu.be/zSWNWWREtsI

Pre-order Texas Sun — ​ ​ https://ffm.to/texassun

Download cover art and hi-res images of Khruangbin & Leon Bridges — http://pitchperfectpr.com/khruangbin/

(Texas Sun EP Cover Artwork) ​ ​

Khruangbin online: khruangbin.com instagram.com/khruangbin .com/khruangbin facebook.com/khruangbin khruangbin.bandcamp.com deadoceans.com

Leon Bridges online: leonbridges.com instagram.com/leonbridgesofficial twitter.com/leonbridges facebook.com/LeonBridgesOfficial columbiarecords.com

For more information, contact: Sam McAllister | Pitch Perfect PR - [email protected], 773-942-6573 Sarah Mary Cunningham | Columbia Records - [email protected]

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