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Current conditions

#46 Khruangbin

Wildcard • 11°TEMPERATURE

Khruangbin grade out well because of agency relationship, shaky genre fit, returner sweet spot. There are no major penalty conditions dragging the profile down at the moment.

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Genre Fit

3/3

Agency

CAA

Last Shaky

2022

Festival Fronts

0

Booking outlook

Strong Shaky-compatible alternative/rock/indie fit.

Artist Bio

Khruangbin is a rock artist from Houston, TX, USA, formed in 2011. The project’s recorded work is commonly associated with rock. Its catalog has been associated with Dead Oceans. The available discography runs from The Universe Smiles Upon You (2015) to A LA SALA (2024). Its profile belongs in the Shaky Forecast library as part of the wider map of artists under current and historical consideration.

Signal report

Why This Forecast Works

Evidence researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown fields are intentionally not guessed.

  • Historical appearances: 2022.
  • Research-only library record. It is intentionally excluded from scoring and the public Top 100 until current evidence is reviewed.
  • Evidence researched through 2026-09-22. Unknown fields are intentionally not guessed.
  • Batch 05 research cutoff: 2026-09-22.
  • Atlanta timing: NONE_FOUND
  • Current release/touring/festival research completed. Positive conditions are source-backed; absence statements mean no qualifying current/2027 evidence was verified in this pass.
  • Current-activity batch 01 research gaps now: Verify image credit/rights metadata; Verify management; Verify record label.
  • Research Batch 01 (PARTIAL): Management, label, and international activity were reviewed; existing local image credit remains unresolved.
  • Research Batch 01 remaining fields: image_credit.

Forecast factors

Pressure Breakdown

This is the weighted case behind the ranking. It explains where the Forecast Index comes from without pretending the number is a literal probability.

  • Agency relationship+4

    CAA has a meaningful recent Shaky/C3 footprint.

  • Active Cycle+1

    Correlated activity evidence is bundled with diminishing returns: festival (1).

  • Shaky genre fit+3

    Strong Shaky-compatible alternative/rock/indie fit.

  • Returner sweet spot+3

    Khruangbin last played in 2022, which sits in the ideal return window.

Forecast Index: 11

Routing map

Festival Fronts

  • No festival fronts are currently on the desk.

Release climate

Music Weather

Album

No title tracked

Status

Unknown

Release

Not announced

2027 Touring

No confirmed 2027 North American tour is currently on the desk

Forecast Impact

+0 release-climate points

This profile does not currently receive any verified release-climate points.

  • World Tour (2026)Confirmed

    2026 international live activity includes Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on July 25 and Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea on July 31. No North American routing is inferred.

Historical conditions

Shaky History

Past appearances2022

Receipts

Sources

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