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Named after the Elvis Presley film King Creole, King Krule is a solo project of Archy Marshall (born 24 August 1994), a London-based artist who has been compared to Joe Strummer and Billy Bragg. 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 Read Full BioNamed after the Elvis Presley film King Creole, King Krule is a solo project of Archy Marshall (born 24 August 1994), a London-based artist who has been compared to Joe Strummer and Billy Bragg. 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, while still a teenager, Marshall released the first King Krule album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, on XL in the U.K. 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. Released in 2015 and credited to Archy Marshall, its physical edition was packaged with a 208-page book of poetry, photography, and art. King Krule fully reactivated in 2017 with a handful of varied singles -- the dreamlike ballad "Czech One," the mid-tempo rocker "Dum Surfer," and the rumbling "Half Man Half Shark," all featuring saxophone from Ignacio Salvadores -- that led up to The Ooz, an hour-long follow-up written during a three-year period.
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King Krule Lyrics


There's a television
There's a television speaking to me
There's a French girl
On my television
She's crying in the palm of my hand

In moving mental
I read the paper, or just the photo
I rip one out with my hand
There's a massacre
Across the o-, across the o-, across the ocean
I can see it in the palm of my hands

(Me hundo cada vez máss al fondo)

Below the ground floor
We're losing signal, we've lost connection
I left her dying, she was still crying
And now she's lying in my head

Above the the third rail
Shrapnel flying
Next door's wobbling
But I'm riding to the end

What am I good for?
(What am I good for?)
I've got no signal
Abandoned
To the voice in my head

I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I-

I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I phone my ex
I-

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Archie Marshall

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Dragonosis

There's a television
There's a television speaking to me
There's a French girl
On my television
She's crying in the palm of my hand

In moving mental
I read the paper, or just the photos
I rip one out in my hand
There's a massacre, across the ocean
I can see it in the palm of my hands

(Me hundo cada vez más hondo)

Below the ground floor
I'm losing signal, we've lost connection
I left her dying, she was still crying
And now she's lying in my head

Above the third rail, shrapnel flying
Next door's wobbling
But I'm riding to the end
What am I good for?
I've got no signal
Abandoned, to the voice in my head

[Outro]
I phone my ex (x12)



All comments from YouTube:

Mellow Boy

In my opinion this is one of his best songs in a while. The mellow atmosphere mixed with that post-punk rhythm is just fucking great.

Cedric St Germain

AGREED

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stfu

McDiddlyee

Personally I like the lyrics. Sinking spiral of depression, resulting in getting into contact with an ex partner.

Very relatable. Mixed with the passion he’s singing with and the contrary fast paced mellow and vibrant rhythm and melody. Totally dig it.

viveus

On my comedown. Very cozy

hollywoodcheremonkey

Mellow Boy It kind of is... It’s the most modern sounding catchy song I’ve heard in a long while. This and Dum Surfer pretty much sums up the last few years for me. I love King Krule.

Jack

little late to the party but this music video is actually a masterpiece. The man is being electrocuted, and the video is the timeline of how it takes place. It seems simple enough. A man is entranced by a woman on top of the electrical poles, and the man caught in desires, blindly climbs up to her. Only for her to cut the wire, electrocuting him, and leave him seizing alone. However, the sexual allegories at play here are immaculate. Paired with the meaning of the of the lyrics, and the phallic imagery on top of the telephone pole, as well as the sexual innuendo from the lady. Even the background color change to a hot color, signify the power of lust the man feels. So powerful he is blind to the warning signs. I think this truly abstracts and delivers a unique experience. That feeling of losing touch of reality, living the moments of infatuation over again in your head. Leaving one in a pathetic, uncontrollable state.

Elohkayeye

Also, the song was originally titled I Phone My Ex (which is the chant at the end)

Once you think about the lyrics and the video together, the electrocuting man may become even more relatable

DAG

“Me hundo cada vez más hondo”

David Cordle Palma

Jesus Christ, I don't think I've read a paragraph so beautiful in me life

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