Khruangbin Shares ‘Pelota’ Single & Video
By Scott Bernstein Jun 16, 2020 • 7:18 am PDT

Khruangbin continues to preview their forthcoming Mordechai studio album with the release of “Pelota.” The new single is one of 10 tracks on Mordechai, which comes out via Dead Oceans on June 26.
“Pelota” is accompanied by an animated video directed by Hugo Rodrigues Rodriguez. The trio — which consists of bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson and guitarist Mark Speer — previously released Mordechai singles “Time (You and I)” and “So We Won’t Forget”.
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Khruangbin recorded the bulk of the follow-up to 2018’s Con Todo El Mundo in Burton, Texas last summer at their farmhouse studio. “Pelota,” like most songs on Mordechai contains vocals, which is a change for the mostly instrumental band. Check out the “Pelota” video below: