Khruangbin’s Laura Lee on Building Family on the Road, Tracing Her Roots, and Finding Chosen Family

What does it mean to truly feel at home?

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In this new episode of Identified Season 2, I sit down with Laura Lee—bassist, founding member of Khruangbin, and now a new mom—to explore how her childhood shaped her understanding of home, family, and belonging. Laura opens up about navigating divorce at six, touring as a mother, and how music became her refuge. We talk about integrating parenthood with creative life, reclaiming family on her own terms, and how raising her daughter on the road has redefined what “home” means.

What happens when you build the family you always needed?

Host: Nabil Ayers
Guest: Laura Lee (Khruangbin)
Executive Producer: Kieron Banerji

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01:11 – How did childhood shape her identity?
02:28 – What's it like touring with a baby?
08:56 – How did grandparents provide stability?
14:33 – Why did music become her refuge?
17:43 – Why does creativity feel like home?
18:45 – What's hard about parenting on tour?

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Identified is a podcast series that explores identity, race, culture, and family through personal conversations. Hosted by author and music executive Nabil Ayers, each episode dives into lived experiences that reveal how our backgrounds shape who we are—and how we find belonging.

Nabil is the author of My Life in the Sunshine (Viking, 2022), and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and GQ on themes of race, music, and personal history. He’s also the President of Beggars Group US, co-founder of Sonic Boom Records, and founder of the record label The Control Group / Valley of Search.

Identified brings together notable voices for reflective, vulnerable conversations about where we come from—and where we’re going.

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