ALSO - Forgot to mention in the vid the PRS Guitar & Amp giveaway on 12/22. Here's the info: bit.ly/34sS3eO

A little known fact about Khruangbin; the Naval Observatory uses the drummer to calibrate atomic clocks.

Mark is one of the most exciting new guitarists I have heard in past decade. Not to mention the band is amazing. The more you listen the better it gets, especially trying to play his style. He has a very vocal, melody driven style to his playing.

Missing my late father on his birthday, after closing my restaurant a few years ago, I had the tunes going. This song came on in the background, catching my attention, I was stopped in my tracks of thinking about the old man. I was so drawn to this new song. My Dad was born August 10, 1947. I love you Dad.

Discovering Khruangbin is the highlight of 2020 for me. Something different outside of what I normally listen to and they have such a tight rhythmic groove. I have to thank my sister who lives in Austin for suggesting this Houston band to me and my siblings. She plays Khruangbin to her one year old daughter!😁😁 Great video Michael and keep up the great work!!🎸🎸🎸

This analysis is fascinating to me even though I have no idea what you’re talking about.

according to spotify, this was my number 1 song of 2020 - stoked to watch

The recording and mixing people for that performance are god-tier.

Mark Speer is the man and a huge inspiration in me picking up playing seriously again.

Michael..Great song and I'm glad your taking a look at Khraungbin. The secret to knowing this song is learning the bass line first. This is a strict tempo song. Mark is actually starting with an A triad and flating the B min on the bass tempo. At the beginning, after this A triad he falls back to a G triad and does the same by flatting the A min with his ring finger and pinky. I've watched Mark Speers play this many times. He then goes down to the 10th and the 9th fret and plays two more triad shapes resolving back to his original intro riff. Mark is from Houston Texas so you really can hear that influence, plus a ton of old 70s Asian funk. Mark rarely uses a pick, and also usually always uses a full bar chord shape, finger picking (a la Jeff Beck) melody notes. His fills are usually always arpeggios with a few notes outside the box. I've learned many of Khraungbin's songs on guitar (I started playing in 74..I'm 61) This being live. Mark ventures out and ad libs a bit. Nice video brother. Great song by one of today's best bands. ✌

"Wanna start a band?" - Mark "I'm not a musician." - Laura "Are you willing to learn?" - Mark True story.

I was watching an interview and Mark was saying that he doesn't have to worry about the root bc Laura has that covered. He's covering everything else. It cool to see that in action. There must be so much trust between the three of them to know that they don't have to worry about the other members. Really cool.

With Mark Speer we finally have something who pays hommage to the legendary Ernie Isley!

Aw man, I’ve been wanting you to watch Khruangbin forever. This song is awesome but it would’ve been so cool for you to also see Dern Kala, the song before this one in the set. Awesome song and the transition to this one is so dope

Dude you are crazy musically articulate. Always nice to watch a consummate professional. Bravo!

Michael, your passion and thirst for knowledge are contagious. Finding your channel a few weeks ago reignited my desire to get better at guitar which had pretty much fizzled out a few years ago. Thanks again dude !

The beginning of quarantine “Texas Sun” was my vibe.

My favorite band! Fell even deeper into a level of the band only you could offer me. Love your videos. Can’t wait to take a lesson! Hope all is well!

So cool man, great video. Crazy to watch your brain work. Mind blowing how effortlessly knowledgeable you are about music theory. It’s August 10 and Khruangbin is one of my favorite bands so I’m cruising through YT videos of that song and found this. Thoroughly enjoyable

He's "A"ing everywhere! lol As a huge fan of this song, this analysis is fantastic

I love this performance, its been a lot of fun trying to figure out his guitar parts. Thanks so much for covering this.

the guitarist also plays with a wah pedal all the way forward all the time. saw that on a rig rundown a while back. I can't believe im foregetting his name

I saw in an interview, DJ records a drum track > sends to Laura who makes a bass line around the root > mark finishes it playing around the third

18:32 “he’s A-ing everywhere” lol I love it

Forget the reggae/rock steady idea. Understanding Khuangbin’s schtick requires a minimal background in the Molam music of Thailand. That is where Mark Speer is getting his concepts for using the 9s and trills in the minor aspect of the piece. 🤙🏼🖖🏼

Love Khruangbin! The Universe Smiles Upon You

The guitarist loves looking into the way guitar and music is played in other countries. He applies it to the sound of Khru and makes it heavenly ear food!

Bit of Trivia.. Khruangbin is a Thai word meaning airplane.

Plzzzz do “Evan finds the third room” and “Mr. White”

"Inside ... on the drywall," probably the greatest video opening in history. I was hooked! Keep the videos coming! BTW, no need to say ... but lots of strong wall anchors.

I discovered them in 2019 and just fell in love with this song. The ultimate feel-great, smooth groove, style.

In my last house, I framed out a small lounge/tv room in the attic.. it had a big screen, cool lighting, and a couple cloth bean-bag chairs. The only way to get to it, was from the rock wall I made in the corner of the kitchen. I made a bunch of holes in the wood sheets, so I could make different climbing routes.. had 2 ceiling anchors for rope, so I could swing around from my harness. I had 2 holds positioned over a large walkway for pull-ups. It was a fun way to exercise and work out. I definitely miss it! I'm sure your kiddos will love it! Oh yeah.. cool song review. Haha. Sending peace & love from Missouri -Todd

Great analysis amigo! It’s spot on and My fav so far! I love when you shed bias and get into it - your instincts are spot on - Reggae but not, modal but not! To me it gets to the core of their essence. This is a great example of playing over chords and really telling their story melodically. The live analysis of the bass and drummer at the end is great to appreciate as well. But the best part of this video? You are about to embrace the notion of your kids literally climbing the walls - as parental advise it’s Gold - If your kids are climbing the walls, give them handles 😉 that’s boss level.

Usually when they play this live they tease Night Nurse by Gregory Issacs and police in helicopter by John holt. He goes straight to reggae chops from Bm to A. He only does a second of it in this.

The drummer also plays the keyboard, it’s behind him; and those are wigs. Check out when they have Leon Bridges singing with them. She’s really a relative beginner on the bass.

There is a vid of them performing a medley of hip hop tracks that is simply fantastic. They are a great live act and when touring begins in 2021 , I highly recommend you grab a ticket and check them out. And the EP they released with Leon Bridges called TEXAS SUN is a perfect Sunday morning album.

Always amazes me how you work these things out so quickly I bow down to your knowledge

They are so amazing and I can't get enough that it led me to your channel. lol Great breakdown and thanks for showing respect to my favorite band.

Fantastic as always. Your channel has really helped me understand chord progressions and relationships in a new way

been waiting for this!!

Awesome to see you dig into some Khruangbin :D Amazing vibes this band. 🤗

Amazing analysis! You make it look and sound so easy, which shows how well you know your "stuff"!

Hahaha your face when his groove hits you is priceless. Great video! 💯💯💯

Do Dern Kala - the jammiest jam of all time. The version on this same concert is better than the studio recording.

Best of luck with the rock climbing wall installation for Christmas 😊 I'm going to join over at guitargate after Christmas, looking forward to it, cant wait to start the lessons! 👌

Getting mad 'The Bravery' vibes from these guys. Another awesome video. You're the most consistent part of my week haha

New to your channel, been a long time fan of Khruangbin, really appreciate your gifts -ability to break down a song !

Man just as the storm hit, we got over a foot here... crazy places up north more got up to 42 inches! Great video, always awesome stuff! Thanks!

I already love your vids, and the fact you just did one on my fav band just........keep em coming dude.

This band has really blown up after the past few years! 🙌🏽

My number 1 artist for 2020, was dying for you to do a vid on them! Great analysis!

Damn, I've watched this live performance multiple times and never caught Laura the bassist missing the beat. Great stuff!

Hey Michael love the channel man watching your vids makes me wanna pick up my guitar every time keep it up!

In regards to watching musicians and their internal subdivisions, that's my favorite part of watching live music as well. Literally seeing how music flows through someone creating it. Like a feedback loop of sorts. Also love seeing musician interactions, or how they react to a specific part of a song, an improvisation. As someone who has gigged, I can tell you that I too live for those moments.

Oh man I've been waiting for this, Christmas came early!

Been waiting for months for you to a Khruangbin video!

Thanks, Michael! OG viewer here. Love the 'all in, all education, all the time' approach you have now made famous! Cracks me up with the honest post-edit you threw in about your mistake! Still gave it your full attention and detail! Thank you. Great stuff, regardless! You look a bit 'Torn And Frayed' (please break down this classic Stones tune🤞) making a memorable Christmas for your family! Your obviously a devoted family man! Merry Christmas! -✌RareDirt77

YESSSSS. Been dying for this!! They are the truth man!!!

YES. This song has been stuck in my head for months.

First time watching your channel and really appreciated the in depth explanation of the theory behind this.

Love this band, superb reverb. Love the tone

Seeing that thumbnail put a smile on my face. Khruangbin is my favorite band. Thanks Michael 👏

I relly enjoyed your analysis and you sound a lot like me (in my own head) analyzing just about everything I listen to. Subscribed.

Hey Michael, I love your channel. I have found some amazing artists because of these reaction videos. I have never commented on a YT video before, but I have always wanted to suggest you do something from Khruangbin, Tom Misch, FKJ, or even Tash Sultana and to see that you are doing a Khruangbin video I just got so excited and instantly had to click to hear you breakdown one of my favorite groups. I would love if you ever got around to doing more of their stuff, or from any of the other artists I mentioned above because I genuinely think you would enjoy them if you have not listened to already. Keep doing what you're doing, we all appreciate it, and you tremendously!

Thorough breakdown. Thanks for sharing, man.

Moving firewood in the snow is good for you. It’s really good for your cold family.....I know that you know all of that. Thanks for all you do You are a great teacher I’ve learned a lot from this channel. I’ve got the image a beautiful glowing fireplace ,snow outside on Christmas morning and a happy family enjoying it all . I know it’s a music channel but you just painted a picture. Aloha

Khruangbin is the band we all want to be in. Mark Speer is the guitarist we all wanted to be when we started playing until we drowned in cliche and mindless repetition. The guy is just a genius.

Very insightful analysis - both of the song and the band dynamic! Nice

Great band. Love you trying to dissect their work. Brilliant.

Great playing that's so moving! As a guitar composer for book trailers about comics seeking inspiration, I like your breakdown and modeling of music with that nice full tone. Cheers!

I'm not even a guitarist and I really enjoyed this video.

Interested to hear your take. "Locked in drummer" is my prediction

This entire concert is on KZfaq and it’s AMAZING

Why do I get the feeling he doesn't want to install rock climbing walls in his drywall?

At Lockn 2019, the first day it rained and stormed all day. The festival wasn't even allowed to open the gates until like 7:00pm. A lot of bands got bumped off the show. Skies cleared and it was a gorgeous night with Khruangbin opening the fest at 8:00 at night with Trey sitting in. Next was a full set by Gary Clark and then 2 sets of JRAD. Lockn totally salvaged what looked like a lost day when it was raining sideways earlier in the day.

More Khruangbin reactions please!

great breakdown - thanks a bunch

It sounds so natural and free-flowing; who knew the guitar arrangement was so complex? Nice analysis.

Great review/commentary - thanks!

DJ is The Timekeeper! ⏰️ I saw them at The Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas earlier this year (2nd row) and they were on fire! 🔥🎸🥁🎶

what a phenomenal band! great analysis

I loved this and I usually can't sit still for this long of a video. What a talent. BTW: His wife is right on with those rock crawling walls.

Yes love this song, wish you could cover a bit of their song 'Maria Tambien' too, that guitar line is crazy!

I heard an interview with them and they were really into electric guitar music among the Teaureg people of North Africa. I believe this is where he is getting this sort of feel from.

first, awesome video - it's great to have breakdowns like this for quick study that illustrate the theory fundamentals (relative major/minors, triads, the jedi powers of the maj7) with a little zest on the side (i.e. the discussion of modality) so that people can take what they want or what they are ready for and then get back to making pretty noises with their tone tools of choice - I think there's a great temptation for the "thoroughly initiated" theory nerds to go way off the deep end with analysis, like it's some kind of [male anatomy]-measuring contest or something, and when that's joe schmoe's only real exposure to theory, of course he's gonna grow up a skeptic of "all that mumbo jumbo." With approachable instruction, people are magnetized toward the theory. It gives them a language and a structure to speak in the emotive power of music, and that's super powerful. At least , I think it is. Seconds of all, between your drywall-centric preamble and your repeated, enunciated use of the word "cool", your dad energy is str8 thru the roof on this recording. I bet you were wearing birkenstocks with high socks and cargo shorts. Your "cool" streak was probably leaking over to your cellular commmunications as well - I bet youve got *multiple* sent text messages from the day of this recording where you spell "cool" with intensely dad-esque variation, e.g. (kyuuu-well, kewehl, Q.L., etc.). I mean this with only the utmost respect and highest esteem.

Im pretty sure that every band ive learned about from this channel are among my favorite bands today

Yessss i love this band!

27:31 I know I need to grow tf up, but this made me giggle Anyhow, thanks for another awesome vid Michael! And happy holidays :)

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE Plz, thanx

Awesome episode. thank you.

Whenever I see this guy I always picture him as an ancient Roman soldier I think there's something wrong with me

Lets goooo!! ❤️ Khruangbin

I’m learning as much about the bass here as I am about the guitar. Great video

Dude great alacritous observations as always-dig how you’re never afraid to take on different marterial

Discovering this Khruangbin video was a highlight of 2020, and finding this was equally enjoyable. Loved watching your process of discovery as you figured it out.

First time watcher, thoroughly enjoyed. Thought back to the first part of the video and laughed when he said he was just gunna give broad strokes.

Love this band!

Fantastic analysis

Khruangbin is so great. People everywhere and pelota are my favourites. But tbh they have many great songs!

I freaking LOVE this band.