King Krule

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King Krule 2013 at the Melt!
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
6 feet beneath the moon
  DE 100 06.09.2013 (1 week)
  UK 65 07.09.2013 (1 week)
  US 187 09/14/2013 (1 week)
The Ooz
  CH 58 10/22/2017 (1 week)
  UK 23 10/26/2017 (1 week)
  US 114 04/11/2017 (1 week)
Man Alive!
  DE 42 02/28/2020 (1 week)
  CH 89 01.03.2020 (1 week)
  UK 12 05.03.2020 (1 week)
  US 84 07.03.2020 (1 week)

Archy Samuel Marshall (born August 24, 1994 ), better known by his stage name King Krule , is a British singer , composer and musician .

biography

Marshall attended Forest Hill School and then studied at BRIT School for three years, between 2008 and 2011 .

Under the name Zoo Kid he released his debut single Out Getting Ribs on House Anxiety Records in April 2010 , which he recorded and mixed in his own bedroom with two friends. From July 2011, Marshall appeared under his new name King Krule , which is inspired by the movie King Creole . On November 8, 2011 he released an EP of the same name as King Krule on True Panther Sounds. His debut album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon followed on August 24, 2013.

In December 2012, the BBC announced that he had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.

His music has been compared to Morrissey and Edwyn Collins . Stylistically it was described as a dark wave and is inspired by opposing influences such as Gene Vincent , Fela Kuti and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra . Marshall also makes music under the names of DJ JD Sports and Edgar The Beatmaker , with which he deviates significantly from the style as King Krule .

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2013: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (XL / True Panther Sounds)
  • 2015: A New Place 2 Drown (as Archy Marshall) (XL / True Panther Sounds)
  • 2017: The OOZ
  • 2020: Man Alive! (XL Recordings)

EPs

  • 2010: UFOWAVE (self-published)
  • 2010: Out Getting Ribs / Has This Hit 7 ″, single (House Anxiety Records)
  • 2011: King Krule EP (True Panther)
  • 2012: Rock Bottom / Octopus 12 ″ single (Rinse)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH UK
  2. ↑ Timely - King Krule . In: nytimes.com; Retrieved September 7, 2011
  3. ↑ Melena Ryzik: From Zoo Kid to Heartthrob . In: nytimes.com, September 13, 2013; accessed on January 30, 2014
  4. ↑ Sound of 2013 Profiles: King Krule . bbc.co.uk; Retrieved December 10, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Krule, King
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marshall, Archie Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer, composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1994