Khruangbin have released The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, the reimagined version of their debut album The Universe Smiles Upon You, on its 10-year anniversary. The new album features musical reinterpretations from the original album. On The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, the band switched up the sequence and track list, removing the original album opener “Mr. White” and opting to include “Bin Bin” which was originally an album bonus track in Japan. The new rendition of “Mr. White” now takes the place of “Bin Bin” on the Japanese edition of the CD, titled “M. Blanc.”

The release is also accompanied by a new music video for “White Gloves ii.” The music video, directed and produced by and starring Khruangbin, is available to watch now on YouTube. The digital album is out now everywhere via Dead Oceans. The physical album is now available for pre-order, available on vinyl (both M. Blanc and M. Noir variants) and Deluxe Compact Disc, all featuring photos from the album recording sessions and an interview about the recording process.

Ahead of the album’s release, Khruangbin surprised fans with the announcement of their upcoming U.S. tour, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of The Universe Smiles Upon You. The band will be performing in intimate venues across the U.S. on this 15-date tour.

More on how The Universe Smiles Upon You ii came to life….

Khruangbin did not set out to make the album – all they knew in the first frigid days of 2025, as they shivered in the Central Texas barn where they’ve recorded almost all of their music, was that the 10th anniversary of their debut, The Universe Smiles Upon You, was steadily approaching. What if, they had wondered, they went back to the barn where it all began and recut the record that had started it all, on the actual 10th anniversary of those sessions? They decided, at least, to try.

It did not take long for Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, and DJ Johnson to know that the idea was indeed a good one, that in holding up a mirror shaped by the past 10 years to their formative set of songs they could feel and hear how they had changed as people and players. The result is The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, 10 entirely new renditions of the songs from Khruangbin’s oldest album, played and sequenced in a way that works for them now without being strictly allegiant to who they were then.

Khruangbin
The Universe Smiles Upon You ii
Tracklist
Dead Oceans

Little Joe and Mary ii
Balls and Pins ii
White Gloves ii
The Man Who Took My Sunglasses ii
People Everywhere ii
Bin Bin ii
August Twelve ii
Dern Kala ii
Two Fish and an Elephant ii
Zionsville ii

Nov
9
Philadelphia, PA, US
Union Transfer

Nov
10
New York (NYC), NY, US
Webster Hall

Nov
11
Washington, DC, US
9:30 Club

Nov
13
Chicago, IL, US
Metro

Nov
14
Minneapolis, MN, US
First Avenue

Nov
16
Boulder, CO, US
Boulder Theater

Nov
20
Portland, OR, US
McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

Nov
22
San Francisco, CA, US
Regency Ballroom

Nov
23
San Francisco, CA, US
Regency Ballroom

Nov
24
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
Fonda Theatre

Nov
25
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
Fonda Theatre

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