With their basic sound intact - searing guitars, driving rhythms and sexually-charged lyrical savvy - the 11 tracks on Blood Pressures find The Kills embracing a fuller sound than on their sparse, minimalist previous album, 2008's Midnight Boom.
The Crave EP reaches beyond the post-punk & grunge influences of their earlier work, incorporating elements of dance, industrial rock, & nu-metal, pointing toward more melody-driven songwriting.
It's honestly so crazy that a guy who named himself after a nintendo character makes music as good as this and has had such a lasting impact on music. KING KRULE FOREVER!
On 6 Feet Beneath The Moon, his first album as King Krule, Marshall gently expands the instrumentation of his earlier recordings, incorporating piano, shimmering electronic textures and horns.
King Krule's sound, a hypnotic mixture indebted to working class British songsmiths like Billy Bragg as much as NY No-Wave and Hip Hop carries a maturity and depth far beyond his years.
Man Alive! Doesn't aim to present any kind of narrative thread, or Brexit-era state- of-the-nation address, just a collection of snapshots and stories, artfully sequenced into a dazzlingly coherent whole.
With true, human conflict between happiness and sadness on full display, Man Alive! is unequivocally King Krule’s, or better yet, Archy Marshall’s most sobering work yet.
Recorded across legendary studios including Shangri-La in Malibu, Sound City in Van Nuys, and Ocean Way in Nashville, this debut album captures raw energy and unfiltered Southern rock swagger.
Retrospect features The Weight That You Buried and While I Stay Secluded EPs on a 12" and Don't Come Home EP on a 7". It is a special gatefold package with silver foil.
Requiem is not only excellent in its own right, but in capturing Jonathan at a transitional point in his life, you’re intrigued as to what comes next for him.
Ships 11/21/25 - SYOTOS was the band's seventh studio album, released in December 2005. The official vinyl release commemorates the album's 20th anniversary by featuring the bonus track "Last Legal Drug".
On his first album in partnership with Verve Records, Kurt Vile pulls his talents in unexpected directions -and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative record propelled by a charming and curious spirit.
