King Canyon on Friday released its second-ever single, the Derek Trucks-assisted “Mulholland”. The track is set to appear on the Eric Krasno-led trio’s self-titled debut, out on December 2nd.
Following the band’s debut single “Keep On Movin’“, released last month, “Mulholland” further solidifies the group’s African and South-Asian influences. Immediate comparisons can be drawn to the Thai funk superstars in Khruangbin, but Wil Blades‘ B3 organ soon separates King Canyon from its contemporaries. The trio’s lineup is further bolstered by guitar hero Derek Trucks, whose slide stretches the sonic journey over the horizon.
“’Mulholland’ is a ‘feel good’ track. I came up with the original gospel-ish guitar riff and thought it fit the King Canyon album perfectly,” Krasno told Relix. “I sent it to the boys, and what they sent back brought it to a whole other level! As we were finishing the song, I thought it needed a slide guitar solo at the end. It just so happened I was heading to Derek Trucks’ studio that week. After I played some guitar on the new Tedeschi Trucks album, I played him the track… he loved it and decided to play on it. His solo was exactly what the song needed and gives it that ‘ride off into the sunset’ moment.”
King Canyon is a product of the pandemic that began when Krasno saw producer/multi-instrumentalist Otis McDonald on Instagram (he drums and sings on “Mulholland”). Having never met, Krasno reached out to McDonald about putting together a project, with the drummer bringing along his frequent collaborator Mike Chiavaro on bass. The trio recorded King Canyon entirely remotely and until recently had never been in the same room. Last month, McDonald joined the Eric Krasno Trio for a performance at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance in Pittsboro, NC.
Listen to “Mulholland”, the sophomore single from King Canyon featuring Derek Trucks below or on your preferred platform.
King Canyon – “Mulholland” (ft. Derek Trucks, Wil Blades)