Bermondsey Bosom (Left)
Baby Blue
Give It to Me
Freaking Out the Neighborhood
Ocean Bed
Khmlwugh
Venus Flytrap
Border Line
Honey Moon
Name after King K. Rool, a character in the Donkey Kong series of video games, King Krule is a solo project of London-based Archy Marshall. 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. 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. In 2013, Marshall released the first King Krule album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon. Marshall then collaborated with his brother Jack for the relatively fluid, more electronic A New Place 2 Drown.
Appears on Ecstatic, Idyllic, Restless
When you walk alone, you're never lost. At least, that's the operating principle behind Homeshake, the recording project of Peter Sagar. Over his first three albums, Sagar followed his own idiosyncratic vision, a journey that's taken him from sturdy guitar-based indie-pop to, on 2017's Fresh Air, a bleary-eyed take on lo-fi R&B. Now with Helium, Sagar is putting down roots in aesthetic territory all his own. Landscape that he once viewed from a distance now forms the bedrock of his sound, and from here, he looks back out at the world as if through a light fog, composing songs that feel grounded and intimate, even as they explore a dispersed feeling of isolation.
Appears on Idyllic
Combining a goodball public persona with a distinctive songwriting style and production sound, Canadian artist Mac DeMarco rose to the higher reaches of indie fame unexpectedly quickly. While his image projected a charmingly laid-back slacker prone to occasional antics but never taking anything too seriously, his songs ironically often hid mature themes likes aging, commitment, and morals under layers of chorus and reverb. After the release of 2012's mini-LP Rock and Roll Night Club, a proper debut arrived that same year with 2, both released via the Captured Tracks label.
Appears on Idyllic
Amsterdam-based psych pop/soul duo "Feng Suave," consisting of Daniel De Jong and Daniel Leonard Elvis, makes music reminiscent of bygone times when vocals are drowned in reverb and when instruments are seemingly recorded under water. Because the soulful vocal melodies, alluding to the 60s and 70s, and punchy bass lines make for a warm, psychedelic deluge of airwaves embellished with dreamy effects, the music sometimes sounds more like an audacious attempts to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence rather than two boys playing pop songs.
Appears on Idyllic
