Hanni El Khatib, a first-generation American son of Filipino/Palestinian immigrants worked as a creative director for a skateboard fashion label and a designer for an advertising agency, before starting musical career as a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter blending blues, folk and garage rock into songs designed (in his words) "for anyone who has ever been shot or hit by a train." Having debuted with two singles issued by Innovative Leisure in 2010, the following year he opened for Florence + the Machine before releasing his debut, Will the Guns Come Out, bringing about comparisons with Devendra Banhart, Jon Spencer and The White Stripes. Backed by drummer and close friend Nicky Fleming-Yaryan, he's played the 2011 SXSW and Bonnaroofestivals.
His second album, Head in the Dirt, released after two years of excessive touring, was recorded by Dan Auerbach of Black Keys who’s provided a more polished and sophisticated sound, letting the music retain the same eclectic quality. "…[F]or all of its weirdness, this album feels more like a pop record than his debut, and while Auerbach certainly didn't scrub all of the dirt and grime off of the album, it feels a lot more put together, bearing a lot of resemblance to the Black Keys' later work," according to Allmusic.
Hanni El Khatib's third album, Moonlight was released in January 2015
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