Hanni El Khatib's new album was produced by Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) who has worked with the likes of Dan Auerbach, Chicano Batman, Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson & Eminem, but the sound on FLIGHT  has a bit of an early Dust Brothers vibe ala what they created with Beck & The Beastie Boys. The irony, of course, is that for a record that sounds like little else El Khatib has ever done, it’s the most complete embodiment of who he is as an artist.  It’s a record both dense and intricate yet direct and spontaneous. It is garage rock, it is hip-hop, it is soul, it is blues, it is psychedelic, but more than anything, it’s a brilliant Hanni El Khatib record -- one that taps into the adolescent spirit of creation that first stirred him to make songs in the first place.  Here he is on his fifth album, back for the first time. Released 05/15/2020 on Innovative Leisure and available here on vinyl.