Just discovered Glass Beams yesterday. Small discography so far, and their sound is pretty similar to Khruangbin (which so far I like better), but decent nonetheless.
Just discovered Glass Beams yesterday. Small discography so far, and their sound is pretty similar to Khruangbin (which so far I like better), but decent nonetheless.
Funny you should mention them. Re-listening to Khruangbin on KEXP for the nth time is actually how I first encountered Glass Beams. Glass Beams showed up in my YouTube recommended feed afterwards....
I like them both about equally but for different reasons. They're both psychedelic, funky, and chill, but Khruangbin feels more surfer rock inspired, whereas Glass Beams has a distinct Indian folk vibe.
Original, for comparison:
Charanjit Singh - Raga Bhairav (1982)
This is veeeerrrrry nice.
Just discovered Glass Beams yesterday. Small discography so far, and their sound is pretty similar to Khruangbin (which so far I like better), but decent nonetheless.
Funny you should mention them. Re-listening to Khruangbin on KEXP for the nth time is actually how I first encountered Glass Beams. Glass Beams showed up in my YouTube recommended feed afterwards. :P
I like them both about equally but for different reasons. They're both psychedelic, funky, and chill, but Khruangbin feels more surfer rock inspired, whereas Glass Beams has a distinct Indian folk vibe.
Valid points, they aren't quite carrying the same tone, but close enough that I could conceivably mistake one for the other.