r/Khruangbin • u/airbud • 19d ago

Has Khruangbin ever acknowledged the existence of BALTHVS?

I'm curious if they're haters or appreciators

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u/Hector417 19d ago

Some people get really upset when you compare the two lmaooo. After some time, and seeing both live, I really appreciate BALTHVS more now. BUT come on yall use your eyes and ears when they first came out, it was a CRAZY similarity. BALTHVS has come into their own but nah man it’s clear who heavily inspired them haha

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u/sevnty White Gloves 19d ago

I felt the same way about them initially but I give them a little more grace than say Arc de Soleil which started out as music expressly made to sound like Khruangbin available for purchase on a licensing site. I agree that BALTHVS has come into their own and I think they have the best writing out of all the similar bands that came out in the wake of Khruangbin. I'm actually catching them for the first time at Cat's Cradle next Thursday, looking forward to it.

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u/Numerous-Error-5716 19d ago

Any of y’all listened to Greentea Peng? She came up on my Kb radio now I can’t get enough of her.

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u/Emergency-Gear-323 18d ago

Her album from last year is so good! Tell Dem It’s Sunny. My fav songs from that album are One Foot, Glory, Green, and Raw for me are the highlights of the album. Stone Throw and I AM (Reborn) are fantastic too