King Krule, real name Archy Marshall, has announced he is to release a new album, Space Heavy, later this summer. Scheduled to be released on June 9th through XL Recordings and Matador Records, the LP will be the fourth studio album released under the King Krule moniker, and Archy’s fifth overall. The announcement follows yesterday’s release of its lead single, “Seaforth”.
Watch “Seaforth” below:
Born in Southwark, London, King Krule initially began recording music in 2010, releasing his first material, the mixtape U.F.O.W.A.V.E., in the same year. His first full-length album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, was released in 2013 on his 19th birthday, proving to be a success, and this was shortly followed by his second album, A New Place 2 Drown (2015), which featured not only audio tracks but also visual art, including a short documentary and a 208-page visual art book. This was released under his real name due both to a deeper personal connection with the album and a change in genre, jumping from the jazz fusion and indie rock sound of his first to alternative hip hop and trip hop in this.
His next two albums, The Ooz and Man Alive!, released in 2o17 and 2020 respectively, were met with further critical acclaim, and these too oversaw a progression of Marshall’s genre transcendence, delving here into art-rock and nu jazz.
Watch “Dum Surfer”, from the LP The Ooz, below:
Space Heavy, it would appear from its lead single “Seaforth“, marks yet another experimental moment. The track is a mixture of post-punk and striped down indie rock, and carries with it a dreamy and ethereal quality that seems almost nostalgic in nature. Lyrically, the album was constructed during Marshall’s commutes between residences in London and Liverpool, allowing him to focus on the theme of space, but more specifically the ‘space between’. It was made with help from the members of King Krule’s live band, with James Wilson on bass, George Bass on drums, Jack Towell on guitar and Ignacio Salvadores on saxophone, and undoubtedly marks a new era for King Krule which will be sure to leave fans of his intoxicated and wanting more, as has previously been the case.
The release of the album in June will be followed immediately by a celebratory four-date UK tour. See below for tour dates and venues:
11/06/2023 – 100 Club – London
12/06 – Marble Factory – Bristol
13/06 – Invisible Wind Factory – Liverpool
15/06 – Pryzm – Kingston upon Thames
Pre-order your copy of Space Heavy here now.
