Such a brutal album. Unapologetically sorrowful, depressed, lonely. I have to be in the right mood, but when I'm ready for King Krule I love that he absolutely swallows you whole. The songwriting is super interesting. The production is so atmospheric. His soulful voice, steeped in anger and despair, delivers some of the more interesting melodies you'll hear. It all paints such an evocative, emotional portrait of the world through Archie's eyes and mind. An artist with a unique vision.
Heading on a trip to Japan so I'm extending this one out a bit! Hopefully it gives us some more time to stew in the depths of Man Alive!
Dude so funny - I have no idea how but I'd never heard of him until Sunday, had a buddy in town and we were jamming his stuff at my place because he knows I love Khruangbin, Arc de Soleil etc. Probably have heard his stuff on spotify daylist playing in the background but never bothered to look it up. He's dope!
@jonringer nice! I don’t think I’ve heard Arc de Soleil. Going to have to check them out.
Kind of a Clash vibe vocally. Out Getting Ribs (amazing track) and the newer stuff is what we were mostly jamming but I'm going to give this one a few spins as he's new to me
Not to deviate from this particular album but check out this cover of Out Getting Ribs (also instrumental) - it's so nice https://open.spotify.com/track/29RVgDaIL6YbihkzJxxi8B?si=18a37386bd4e4206
@jonringer so good. Sometimes the eccentricity of his voice can hide how awesome his melodies are. The vocal lines really shine as an instrumental.
If you haven't already, check out the work he's done under his own name Archy Marshall. Leans way more towards trip-hop. Super vibey. https://open.spotify.com/album/74YcGj6qapwglRZqlY6bzL?si=IyWxT4g2Tc-Pnwr-Jj1BhQ