Khamsin is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, centered around the songwriting of vocalist Jacob Curry. With bassist Cole Harrison, drummer Caleb Pierce, and guitarist Eric Emling, the band works in the reverb-drenched but melodic overlap between emo and post-rock, drawing comparisons to From Indian Lakes, Pianos Become the Teeth, Title Fight, and Mew.
Khamsin has shared stages across the United States with Thursday, From Indian Lakes, Delta Sleep, and Pianos Become the Teeth. The band released its debut full-length, What’s Left of Life?, in 2022, a record that established its balance of intricate guitar movement, driving rhythms, and heavy emotional weight.
In 2026, Khamsin began its next chapter with the double A-side single Thousand Yard Stare / Abacus. Recorded with longtime friend and first-time producer Julian Shank of Pale Lungs and mixed and mastered by Corey Coffman, the two songs push toward opposite ends of the band’s range: one saturated and driving, the other angular, jangly, and tightly wound.
Nashville emo / post-rock band Khamsin has returned with Thousand Yard Stare / Abacus, its first new release since the 2022 album What’s Left of Life?.
The two songs pull toward opposite ends of the band’s sound. “Thousand Yard Stare” is driving, saturated, and dynamic, pairing a heavy melodic push with lyrics about online radicalization and the search for connection in increasingly dangerous corners of the internet. “Abacus” is more angular and jangly, building into a dense climax around the repeated question, “Will it ever be enough?”
Khamsin recorded the songs in May 2026 with longtime friend and first-time producer Julian Shank of Pale Lungs. Corey Coffman, whose credits include Gleemer, Downward, and Soft Blue Shimmer, mixed and mastered the release. The pair also marks the first time the band has incorporated piano and synthesizer into its recordings. Blending elements of emo, melodic post-hardcore, post-rock and alt-rock, Khamsin should appeal to fans of From Indian Lakes, Mew, Pianos Become the Teeth, Turnover and the like.
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