{"title":"Hanni El Khatib","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanni El Khatib is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles. With his unique blend of garage rock, blues, and punk influences, he has carved out a distinct sound that sets him apart from other artists in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis music draws inspiration from a wide range of genres, including rockabilly, soul, and even hip-hop. His raw and gritty vocals combined with his skillful guitar playing create an electrifying live performance that leaves audiences wanting more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften compared to *The Pack a.d.*, *The Arcs*, and *Dan Auerbach*, Hanni El Khatib has established himself as one of the most exciting artists in the alternative music scene. Whether you're a fan of garage rock or simply appreciate good music, Hanni El Khatib's discography is sure to have something for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"flight","title":"Flight","description":"\u003cp\u003eHanni El Khatib, the definitive purveyor of visceral, blues-wracked, punk-spiked, soul- warped, knife-fight rock n’ roll who artfully blends serrated guitars with his love for hiphop, releases his fifth album \u003ci\u003eFlight\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by and recorded with long-time friend Leon Michels (El Michels Affair, Lana Del Rey, Rick Ross, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, and Eminem).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 2010 until 2017, when he released his previous albums, there was the usual cycle that consumes most working musicians: make an album, tour it, return home, rinse and repeat. And with it came the predictable pitfalls that ensnare too many artists - It is a dream until that one night when it isn’t any longer, and despite his gratitude for his fans, El Khatib found himself wracked by depression and anxiety. It became readily apparent that if he didn’t make drastic changes to his lifestyle, there might not be a life to speak of. So he quit drinking, stopped touring, and took an indefinite hiatus from the studio. But eventually, the desire to create songs slowly returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would eventually become El Khatib’s fifth studio album, the virtuosic but characteristically raw\u003ci\u003e Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, began as spontaneous experimentation. The finished result is a rollicking sampledelic opus that recalls the beautiful chaos that the Dust Brothers created on Paul’s Boutique and Odelay. 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In 2012, however, he showed up to record his second album with just the clothes on his back - no guitar, no fancy almost-finished demos, and only about three weeks time to get from start to finish. While on tour, he'd met Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys in a Paris bar. After some whisky, they decided to partner up in Auerbach's Nashville studio. The idea was to erase everything Hanni had become comfortable with and to make an album out of only raw instinct and inspiration. The result is 'Head In The Dirt', in which Hanni El Khatib makes the entire history of rebel music his own over eleven tracks. There are cut-to-the-bone rhythm 'n' blues songs ('Save Me') and overcranked Stooges-style stompers ('Family'). There are bottomless Black Sabbath riff-outs (the back half of 'Pay No Mind') and dubbed-out garage rock tunes ('Nobody Move') that call up the spirits of the Clash and the Equals. 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And the result? 19 best-of-the-sessions songs, as well as the kind of creative revelations that only happen when you quit looking around and start looking ahead. Originally, he’d hoped to explode the lingering idea that he was simply a blues-rock guitar player, but that’s why \u003ci\u003eSavage Times\u003c\/i\u003e touches on everything from garage rock to punk to disco, hip-hop and even some unexpected solo-guitar self-portraiture. 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For his ferocious 2013 follow-up 'Head In The Dirt', he tried something new again, enlisting Dan Auerbach as a producer. But after 'Head In The Dirt's release and almost a year of relentless touring, Hanni knew he needed to go past 'unpredictable' all the way to 'unprecedented.' He needed isolation, time and the chance to experiment. So after 30 days locked in hand-picked L.A. studio The Lair, the result is the album 'Moonlight' - the rarest and most welcome kind of album, made at that perfect point in life where confidence, experience, and technique unite to help an artist do anything they want. That's why it starts with a song that sounds like a Mobb Deep beat under a Suicide-style synth drone and ends with an ESG-meets-LCD Soundsystem gone italo-disco song about life and death. 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El-Khatib's attitude is his greatest attribute; anyone who strives to write songs for 'anyone who's ever been shot or hit by a train' and brings with him the rawness of Phil Spector, 'De Stijil' era White Stripes, the Shangri-la's, and the Black Keys. Hanni grew up in San Franscisco, California, the son of Palestinian and Filipino immigrants and the first American in his family, he became obsessed with classic americana and pop culture of the 1950s and 60s. Influenced by pioneers of early rock and r\u0026amp;b (johnny burnette, sam cooke, johnny cash), El Khatib created a musical aesthetic to match his vision. The multi-instrumentalist serves as singer, songwriter and producer for his one-man band (live he is joined by a drummer) that is part blues, part garage rock, part soul, part folk and part doo whop. As the creative director for huf and lifelong skater, el khatib professes to a love for well-crafted objects: classsic cars, cans pomade and stiletto switchblades. 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