

Interestingly, Hasta el Cielo (Spanish for "Up to Heaven") eschews language in its embrace of global influence, with Khruangbin opting for an entirely instrumental album. Known for taking inspiration for their sound from the likes of Thailand, Spain, and the Middle East, the group's third album and latest release Hasta el Cielo shows that globalization can breathe new life into your music library. No band represents this development quite like Khruangbin. As a result, we've seen a recent movement in contemporary music of drawing influence from cultures far and wide.

The advent of digital service providers like Spotify has given the general public the ability to access literally millions of songs from all over the world in less time than it takes to pour a bowl of cereal. We live during an extraordinary period of globalization - and music above all else is changing with the times.
