and True Panther in the U.S. Marshall then collaborated with his brother Jack for the relatively fluid, more electronic A New Place 2 Drown. In 2013, while still a teenager, Marshall released the first King Krule album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, on XL in the U.K. Anticipation for Marshall’s first album grew, as the song earned him a spot on various high-profile “artists to watch” lists, as well as a nomination in BBC’s Sound of 2013 poll. The singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist raised eyebrows with the 2010 single “Out Getting Ribs,” released under the alias Zoo Kid, which showcased his distinctively raw voice. Rool, a character in the Donkey Kong video game, King Krule is a solo project of Archy Marshall, a London-based artist who has been compared to Joe Strummer and Billy Bragg and admired by Beyoncé and Kanye West. I’m high! I need some head phones to make music right now.Named after King K. If you knew this was your last interview, what would you want your last words to be? I took influence from him to an extent I knew not to do things as sad as that. Yeah, my brother is the best artist in the world at the moment. What about your brother as an influence? Doesn’t he do all your album art for you? From you to Earl to Jim Hendrix to Jaco Pastorius to Bill Evans to Kafka to Jane to David to Kurt Cobain to Elvis to Erickson to Sartre to Flying Lotus to Mad Lib to Dilla. I take influence from everyone I respect. I know my own shit better than anyone who I don’t fuck with. I don’t know how good it is but I know I’m constantly good. You know how good it is or you know I’ve been listening to it? I have to say that rap group Sub Luna City is super good, I’ve been walking around the city listening to that album a ton. I feel this vibe about my head and no one is aware. Where do you think you’d be now if you didn’t have music? Man I’ve been doing a lot since I was 11 and I’ve only done what I love since. What I’d like to say for sure, but I never cared who would interview me.īesides taking shits, what were you even doing at 11? Like thinking about what you would say and who you’d like to be interviewed by? I was 11 years old thinking about my interviews whilst taking a shit on the toilet. Nah, I was thinking about getting famous. Did you ever see yourself making it this far when you were writing it? I can’t imagine you doing it just to get famous. Someone mentioned you wrote the King Krule album when you were 15. I was living my life to not a full standard but to a satisfactory standard, which proves to me that beauty lies in every detail. So you’re in Japan now, and you were just in Australia. Underdog mentality is the key to success, especially in life.ĭamn, you’re starting the interview without me. Haha, I mean we can do it when you get back to London. We can do it when you get back on top if you like. Although the conversation was short, it is very telling of his personality.Īrchy, I was just wondering if you still wanted to do that interview? I know you’re busy. After much pestering, I managed to catch up with Archy for an online chat while he was touring in Asia. The oldest member of King Krule (which consists of members Archy, James, Jack and George) is 20, but you’d never know it unless you got a look at their rider (a large cheese pizza and Sour Patch Kids). A friend who had joined them on tour explained to me that Archy wrote the album to try and impress a girl when I asked him if it had worked he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. The music has a real teen-angst quality, which makes sense since Archy was only 15 when he wrote most of it. Last December I had the opportunity to tour North America with King Krule while playing for TOPS. Interview and pix by Madeline Glowicki ~Īrchy Marshall is a 19-year-old kid from London and the singer, guitarist and songwriter for King Krule.
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