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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs one might guess from their name — which is pronounced “krungbin” and means “engine fly” in Thai — Houston-based trio Khruangbin is not intentionally aimed at the pop market. With stated influences like East Asian surf-rock, psychedelia, West African and, of course, Thai music, the group’s sound pits Mark Speer’s deceptively complex yet warm and approachable guitar work over the steady pulse of bassist Laura Lee Ochoa and drummer Donald Johnson.

Khruangbin have shared a new track called ‘Pelota’ – you can listen to it below.The Texan funk trio – comprised of Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer and Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson – are set to release their fourth album ‘Mordechai’ on June 26 via Dead Oceans.Following up on previous cuts ‘So We Won’t Forget’, and ‘Time (You and I)’, the group have now offered up another glimpse of the record.Arriving today (June 16) along with a colourful, animated video, ‘Pelota’ sees “a Texan band with a Thai name singing a song in Spanish, loosely based on a Japanese movie.”Watch the Hugo Rodríguez Rodríguez-directed visuals below.The upcoming ‘Con Todo El Mundo’ follow-up will reference music from Pakistan, Korea and West Africa, while “incorporating strains of

The Texas funk trio's new album ‘Mordechai’ is due to arrive next month