Following a run of sold-out intimate shows as part of his recent SHHH Tour, Archy Marshall announces Space Heavy, the fourth studio album under his King Krule alias, due out on Friday 9th June 2023 via XL Recordings. Coming 10 years on from his debut album, Space Heavy presents King Krule at his most articulate; using his years of experience to create a dynamic body of work that reveals something new with every listen.
The album’s first single “Seaforth” arrives today with an endearing music video directed by visual artist and previous collaborator Jocelyn Anquetil. The dreamlike, stripped-back melody of “Seaforth” soundtracks a video that transports us into the sleeping mind of King Krule to be immersed in the adventures of two golden retrievers; a father and his puppy.
Written from 2020 to 2022, between London and Liverpool, Space Heavy took shape over the course of commutes between the two cities where Archy Marshall was splitting his time. Befitting an album quite literally written on the commute between the two places he called home, Archy found himself fascinated by the notion of “the space between” – the space haunted by dreams of love, touching a narrative of lost connection, losing people and situations to the guillotine of the universe. Once written by Archy, the music was developed by frequent collaborator and producer Dilip Harris and long-time band mates Ignacio Salvadores (Saxophonist), George Bass (Drummer), James Wilson (Bass Guitarist) and Jack Towell (Guitarist).
The result is a 15-track full-length by the musical polymath that inhabits the deepest reaches of the subterranean sonic world that Archy has constructed over the course of his career as King Krule. In it you hear a generational artist stepping into the height of their artistic powers – the auteurism apparent on his debut 6 Feet Beneath The Moon, the shapeshifting sonic palette of The OOZ, the primality of Man Alive! and the raw vulnerability expressed on You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down all coalesce into a wizened, dynamic body of work that reveals new elements with each listen. In line with Archy’s interest in the space between, it is an album wherein the negative space demands the same attention as the positive space. If one is willing to wade into the mire the reward is rich.
Space Heavy is now available to pre-save or pre-order on LP (standard and crystal clear) or CD. To celebrate the announcement of the album, King Krule has also released a series of exclusive merchandise including t-shirts, sweatshirts, sliders, and new stock of his previous albums.
PRE-ORDER / SAVE Space Heavy IN ALL FORMATS HERE
LISTEN / WATCH “Seaforth” HERE
PRE-ORDER / SAVE Space Heavy IN ALL FORMATS HERE
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