Born: 8 / 6 / 1981
Location: Los Angeles
Hanni El Khatib (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer as well as visual director and co-owner of the Los Angeles–based independent record label Innovative Leisure. His 2013 sophomore full-length Head In The Dirt was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. His album Moonlight was released on January 20, 2015. He was described by The Guardian as a "former skate-punk raised on vintage rock and R&B [who] is keeping the spirit of 76 alive with his primal raunch ‘n’ roll."
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"A well-formed, unified body of work."
"'Moonlight' is largely very representative of what Khatib is all about."
The Cali native will play two club shows
Imagine this album then as a primer for his concert and it’ll get you into the groove. But as a standalone record, it’s pretty hit and mess.
Listen to the second LP from the LA artist before its release this Friday
In half an hour, Khatib evokes primal emotions in listeners that one can only imagine will be compounded by the live experience, a scenario in which these songs will undoubtedly flourish