It’s becoming pretty obvious that the sky’s the limit for the spectacular talent that is King Krule! The young UK musician, whose given name is Archy Marshall, has triple threat abilities displaying easy, self-assured style that belies his age, dynamic musicianship with a killer, soulful voice, as well as nuanced song-craft that includes an innovative approach to lyric writing. His debut LP 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (True Panther Sounds, XL Recordings) came out in August of 2013 on his nineteenth birthday, and it’s really one of the finest debuts in recent memory. And yet, I think it’s fair to say that here in the States, King Krule, except for an excellent appearance on David Letterman, still flies mostly under the radar. I doubt that lasts, though, as it doesn’t take long in listening to tracks off 6 Feet Beneath the Moon before you realize you’re in the presence of that rare kind of singular talent!
Today, the artist offered up a new video for the song “A Lizard State“, directed by Jamie-James Medina, and, as it’s opening sequence will demonstrate, it owes a debt to Alfred Hitchcocks’ playful camera techniques, as well as Dial M For Murder, while featuring a cameo of sorts from the famed auteur (with rare permission from his estate!), as well as the title’s creeping reptile! King Krule returns to the US next month, so don’t miss the dates below.
King Krule Live US Dates 2014:
Fri 24 Jan – Brooklyn Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat 25 Jan Washington DC Black Cat
Sun 26 Jan Philadelphia Johnny Brendas
Tue 28 Jan Atlanta Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Wed 29 Jan Birmingham Bottletree Cafe
Thu 30 Jan New Orleans LA One Eyed Jacks
Fri 31 Jan – Austin Mohawk
Sat 01 Feb Dallas Club Dada
Mon 03 Feb El Paso Low Brow Palace
Wed 05 Feb Phoenix AZ Crescent Ballroom
Thu 06 Feb San Diego Casbah
Fri 07 Feb Los Angeles El Rey Theatre
Sun 09 Feb Santa Ana Constellation Room
Mon 10 Feb San Francisco Independent
Tue 11 Feb Seattle Barboza
Fri 14 Feb Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
Sat 15 Feb Iowa City The Mill
Tue 18 Feb Chicago Lincoln Hall
Thu 20 Feb Toronto Hoxton
Sun 23 Feb Boston Sinclair
