Gunnersbury Park, deep in the bowels of west London near the M4, has enjoyed a musical month. Since the start of August, Supergrass, Smashing Pumpkins and The Libertines have played to tens of thousands of concertgoers in the park’s southwestern corner.
Headlining last Friday, however, was a far more current band. Khruangbin (meaning ‘airplane’ in Thai), a trio hailing from Houston, Texas, have been steadily climbing up the indie airwaves for 12 years and are just now entering the mainstream. Since I saw them in London last year at the Hammersmith Apollo, the band has gone platinum — thanks largely to inclusion in the soundtrack to the White Lotus’ third season. This show in Gunnersbury Park is advertised as the biggest they’ve ever done in the UK.
