Texas sun

"The formulation of this short romantic detour from Leon Bridges and Khruangbin began, appropriately enough, on the road. After the fellow native Texans toured together, Khruangbin - a trio of instrumentalists who mix deep soul, funk, and rock with grainy, psychedelic finesse - recorded a track they thought would suit Bridges, an old soul with a fresh and personal perspective on traditional R&B. They met up in Houston and knocked out four songs with Bridges always at the fore, a change for the band who have previously used vocals only for shading".

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"Texas Sun is a cool side project that is able to exist on its own without the pressures that critical acclaim has brought to both artists. But if you loved Con Todo El Mundo and imagined what they could sound like with a dedicated vocalist, you may be disappointed, as the energy of that album isn't really matched here. But it is nice to hear Leon Bridges over a consistent timbre, making music without pretence. It feels like the start of something".

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"Årets lækreste riff fulgt af årets mest smækre frasering? Prisen må gå til de første strofer af 'Texas Sun' ... Overraskende kollaborationer er en af musikkens gaver. Texas-trioen Khruangbin har i nogle år været et cool kultnavn med sit afsæt i 1960'ernes thaifunk ... Leon Bridges kommer ligeledes fra Texas og har et stykke tid været hyldet som bemærkelsesværdig ny soulsanger ... Hvor Khruangbin har været kult, er Leon Bridges kendt. I samarbejdets logiske udveksling får Khruangbin rampelys, mens Leon Bridges får tilført troværdighed til sin lovligt sukkerbestrøede soul ... 'Texas Sun' gløder af varme og emmer af en doven sensualitet (...) Leon Bridges og Khruangbin har gang i en regulær vinderkombination, som forhåbentlig ikke bliver en engangsforestilling".

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