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King Krule Shares New Song “Flimsier”

Space Heavy Due Out This Friday via Matador

Jun 06, 2023

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) is releasing a new album, Space Heavy, this Friday via Matador. Now he has shared its third single, album opener “Flimsier.” More

May 18, 2023

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) is releasing a new album, Space Heavy, on June 9 via Matador. Now he has shared its second single, “If Only It Was Warmth,” via a music video directed by Marshall. He’s also announced some new tour dates. More

Apr 13, 2023

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has announced a new album, Space Heavy, and shared its first single, “Seaforth,” via a music video. More

Pitchfork Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup: The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver to Headline

Festival Will Take Place July 21–23 at Chicago’s Union Park; Lineup Also Features Weyes Blood, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Alvvays, and More

Mar 20, 2023

Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their 2023 lineup. The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver will be headlining. Other acts include Weyes Blood, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Alvvays, Nation of Language, and more. More

King Krule Announces New Live Album, Shares Live Video for “Stoned Again”

You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down Due Out September 10 via True Panther/Matador

Aug 25, 2021

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has announced the release of a new live album, You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down, which will be out on September 10 via True Panther/Matador. He has also shared a video for the album’s lead single, a live performance of the song “Stoned Again,” taken from his most recent studio album Man Alive! More

King Krule Shares Creepy Video for “Comet Face”

Man Alive! Out Now via True Panther/Matador

Aug 11, 2020

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, Man Alive!, in February via True Panther/Matador. Now he has shared a creepy video for the album’s “Comet Face” that was shot in a London park at night and features a werewolf and perhaps zombies. More

King Krule Shares New Live Performance Video and Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates

Recorded in January at YOYO Paris for Echoes with Jehnney Beth

Apr 08, 2020

South London’s Archy Ivan Marshall, better known as punk poet King Krule, performed a live show on January 28 of this year at YOYO Paris for Echoes, a live music performance show for French TV channel Arte that’s hosted by Jehnny Beth of Savages. He has also announced some rescheduled tour dates. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Wilma Archer, Empty Country, Yumi Zouma, Waxahatchee, and More

Plus Nap Eyes, Jay Som, Wye Oak, Glass Animals, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 21, 2020

Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2020. Since Monday was President’s Day here in America, it should’ve been a less busy week for new tracks, but there was still plenty to choose from and this week we’ve got 12 songs that we consider the week’s best. More

King Krule – Stream the New Album and Read Our Review of It

Man Alive! Out Now via True Panther/Matador

Feb 21, 2020

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has released a new album, Man Alive!, today via True Panther/Matador. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. Plus today we posted our review of Man Alive! and you can also read that. More

King Krule Shares Animated Video for New Song “Cellular”

Man Alive! Due Out This Friday via True Panther/Matador

Feb 18, 2020

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) is releasing a new album, Man Alive!, this Friday (February 21) via True Panther/Matador. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Cellular,” via an animated video for the track. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: I Break Horses, Hinds, Baxter Dury, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Plus Christine and the Queens, Jehnny Beth, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 07, 2020

Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was tough to narrow things down to a Top 10 this week, too many great tracks, so we’ve got a super-sized edition. More

King Krule Shares Video for New Song “Alone, Omen 3”

Man Alive! Due Out February 21 via True Panther/Matador

Feb 05, 2020

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) is releasing a new album, Man Alive!, on February 21 via True Panther/Matador. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Alone, Omen 3,” via a video for the track. More

Jan 14, 2020

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has announced a new album, Man Alive!, and shared a self-directed video for its first single “(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On.” More

King Krule Shares Short Film with Four New Songs and Announces New Tour Dates

Hey World! Features “Perfecto Miserable,” “Alone, Omen 3,” “(Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On,” and “Energy Fleets”

Nov 19, 2019

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has released a new short film, Hey World!, that features him performing four new songs: “Perfecto Miserable,” “Alone, Omen 3,” “(Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On,” and “Energy Fleets.” He has also announced some new tour dates for 2020. More

King Krule Shares Animated Video for “Logos”

The OOZ Out Now via True Panther/XL

Jan 10, 2019

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The OOZ, in October 2017 via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now he has shared a video for “Logos.” More

King Krule Shares Grainy New Video for “Cadet Limbo”

The OOZ Out Now via True Panther/XL

Oct 26, 2018

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The OOZ, in October 2017 via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now he has shared a video for “Cadet Limbo.” More

Wolf Alice Win the 2018 Mercury Prize - Watch Them Accept the Award and Perform

Plus Watch Performances from King Krule, Florence + the Machine, Everything Everything, Lily Allen, and Others

Sep 20, 2018

Wolf Alice have won this year’s Mercury Prize, for the best British album of the year, for 2017’s Visions of a Life. The London-based quartet beat out the latest albums by King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, Nadine Shah, Everything Is Recorded, and more (the full list of nominees is below). More

King Krule Shares Film Noir Video for “Biscuit Town”

The OOZ Out Now via True Panther/XL

Aug 28, 2018

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The OOZ, last October via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now he has shared a video for “Biscuit Town.” More

Mercury Prize 2018 Nominees Announced – Wolf Alice, King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, and More

Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, and Others Also Nominated

Jul 26, 2018

This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice, King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, Nadine Shah, Everything Is Recorded, and more. More

Mount Kimbie Announce Two Remix 12-Inches, Share “Blue Train Lines (Nina Kraviz Main Mix)”

Love What Survives Remixes Part 1 Due Out May 4 and Love What Survives Remixes Part 2 Due Out May 11 via Warp

Mar 22, 2018

Mount Kimbie (the duo of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos) released an acclaimed new album in 2017, Love What Survives. Now they have announced a pair of remix 12-inches, Love What Survives Remixes Part 1 is due out May 4 and Love What Survives Remixes Part 2 is due out May 11, both via Warp. More

Mar 08, 2018

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The OOZ, in October via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now he has shared Live on the Moon, a 30-minute new video where Marshall and his backing band perform live on the moon. More

Feb 13, 2018

Mount Kimbie (the duo of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos) released an acclaimed new album in 2017, Love What Survives. It featured King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall, who released his own acclaimed album in 2017, The OOZ). Now Mount Kimbie have shared a previously unreleased song from the Love What Survives sessions that features King Krule. More

Jan 24, 2018

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The OOZ, in October via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). (It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017.) Now he has announced some new North American tour dates for this April and May. More

Coachella 2018 Announces Lineup Featuring Beyoncé, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent, and More

Plus The Weeknd, Eminem, Fleet Foxes, alt-J, Perfume Genius, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen, First Aid Kit, Japanese Breakfast, and Others

Jan 03, 2018

Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday April 13 and 20 is headlined by The Weeknd, Saturday April 14 and 21 is headlined by Beyoncé, and Sunday April 15 and 22 is headlined by Eminem. More

Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2017

Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums

Dec 30, 2017

2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More

Watch King Krule Perform a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR

The Ooz Out Now via True Panther/XL

Dec 06, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The Ooz, in October via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). Now he has stopped by NPR’s offices to perform four songs as a Tiny Desk Concert. More

Watch King Krule Perform “Dum Surfer” on “Conan”

The Ooz Out Now via True Panther/XL

Nov 03, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The Ooz, last month via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). Last night he stopped by Conan for a very cool performance of “Dum Surfer.” More

Under the Radar Announces Fall 2017 Issue with Julien Baker on the Cover

Issue 62 Also Includes Interviews with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, The Horrors, Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, King Krule, and Much More

Oct 20, 2017

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More

Oct 17, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The Ooz, last week via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). Tonight he stopped by the BBC music show Later… with Jools Holland to perform “Dum Surfer.” Watch the performance below. More

Stream the New Album by King Krule - “The Ooz”

The Ooz Out Now via True Panther/XL

Oct 13, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) released a new album, The Ooz, today via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). Now you can stream the whole album below. More

King Krule Shares Video for New Song “Half Man Half Shark”

The Ooz Due Out October 13 via True Panther/XL

Oct 04, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) is releasing a new album, The Ooz, on October 13 via True Panther in the U.S. (and XL in the U.K.). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: King Krule, Destroyer, The Horrors, Phoebe Bridgers, and More

Plus Björk, Grooms, Jessie Ware, Cut Copy, Yumi Zouma, Alex Lahey, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 15, 2017

Okay, okay. Since starting our Songs of the Week posts, we’ve slowly increased from having five songs, then six songs, then seven songs, then eight songs, and then for the last couple of weeks, nine songs. We think it’s time to just settle on an even Top 10. More

Sep 13, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) recently shared a new song, the jazzy “Czech One,” via its video (it was our #1 Song of the Week and was released as a 7-inch today). Now he has officially announced his new album, The Ooz, and shared a video for another new song, “Dum Surfer.” More

Eight Best Songs of the Week: Beck, King Krule, Stars, Lindstrøm, and More

Plus Amber Coffman, Cults, Chelsea Wolfe, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 25, 2017

This week’s biggest new song was probably “Look What You Made Me Do,” the first offering from Taylor Swift‘s new album, Reputation. But it was far from the week’s best song (it didn’t get close to our Top 8). More

King Krule Shares Surreal Video for New Song, “Czech One,” and Announces New Tour Dates

"Czech One" 7-Inch Due Out September 13 via True Panther/XL

Aug 23, 2017

King Krule (aka British musician Archy Marshall) has shared a new song, the jazzy “Czech One,” via its video. He has also announced some tour dates for this fall. “Czech One” will be the A-side of a limited edition 7-inch due out September 13 via True Panther/XL. More

Feb 06, 2014

Supergroup alert: Earl Sweatshirt, King Krule, Warpaint, and Jagwar Ma recently came together for an “epic 12-hour all-night recording session.” More

King Krule Announces European Tour Dates

All Happening This April

Feb 05, 2014

A tip for our European readers: King Krule is headed your way. More

Watch: King Krule - “A Lizard State” Video

Presented by Alfred Hitchcock

Jan 08, 2014

Musical artist Archy Marshall, a.k.a. King Krule, has premiered a brand new music video for his 6 Feet Beneath the Moon single “A Lizard State.” More

Watch: King Krule on “Conan”

Performs "A Lizard State"

Nov 05, 2013

Continuing to make the rounds on late night television in support of his debut album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, King Krule, a.k.a. Archy Marshall, was welcomed as the music guest on Conan last night. More

Oct 29, 2013

Last night King Krule, a.k.a. Archy Marshall, made his his network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman. More

King Krule Announces North American Tour

Supporting 6 Feet Beneath The Moon

Sep 24, 2013

English musical artist King Krule, a.k.a. Archy Marshall, has announced plans for a new North American tour this fall. More

Aug 14, 2013

Next week on Aug. 24 London singer-songwriter Archy Marshall will release, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, his debut album as King Krule. More

Watch: King Krule - “Easy Easy” Video

Debut Album 6 Feet Beneath The Moon Out Aug. 24

Aug 07, 2013

Poised to release his proper debut 6 Feet Beneath The Moon later this month, 18-year-old London musical artist Archy Marshall, a.k.a. King Krule, has premiered a new music video featuring his single “Easy Easy.” More



Interviews

King Krule on “The Ooz”

In the Theater of the Grotesque

Dec 14, 2017

Though much of the press Archy Marshall has received over the past five years has focused on the contrast between his boyish appearance and his mature, baritone voice, ask about the title of his new album and the 22-year-old Londoner becomes a kid again. More


Reviews

Oct 12, 2017

The long-awaited return from London’s King Krule is something to behold. Anyone who has spent time living in London, walking its littered estates, will recognise that The Ooz drips with the concrete cynicism the city breeds. More