Video: King Krule “The Noose of Jah City”
Seventeen year-old Archy Marshall aka King Krule (formerly Zoo Kid) is the cause of the latest new buzz generating out of our neighbors from across the pond. How that deep melancholy voice comes out of this little red haired kid is beyond me, but damn, is it good. Marshall’s sound is mature far beyond his years, and just because he is young doesn’t mean you can’t feel the sincerity in his music. Moreover, we all remember adolescence, and really, being seventeen pretty much sucks. Not yet an adult, but certainly no longer a child, you are torn between two places trying to figure out your place in the world. No more is that angst prevalent than in King Krule’s most recent single “The Noose of Jah City”
Serene guitars provide a bleak backdrop for poetic, but direct, lyrics that are introspective and self-questioning.
“The body found, my soul is left to drown
Suffocating in concrete
It took a hold on me, put me on repeat”
The song has jazz and dub undertones surrounded by the existential daze of Marshall, producing a sound somewhere along the lines of Atlas Sound mixed with the XX. It is stark and bleak, but inherently raw and meditative. And I really, really dig it. The monotonous vocals break only once, as Marshall raises his voice to the slightest scream to state what we all feel when we look inside ourselves.
“I wonder why. I question why.”
“The Noose of Jah City” is featured on King Krule EP and is available now. Visit the band’s official page for how to order.
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Written by Greg Dahman
Video: We Need Surgery “Time to Unwind”
We Need Surgery is a five-piece band that formed in Seoul, South Korea before recording the bulk of their forthcoming debut LP with Vancouver’s Light Organ Records. Their brand of danceable indie rock has a tinge of disco without any of the requisite cheese. Below is the unofficial video that friends of the band put together for their single “Time to Unwind” featuring skateboarder Dann Gaymer in the role of Tony the Tiger on acid. The globetrotters currently call Tokyo their home and are preparing to tour in promotion of their album which is due out in early spring.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track + Video: Annie Williams
Each month, our friends at Reel Recording put out an installment of Live & Reel sessions. Only a few sessions under their belt, this crew has yet to put out anything less than sensational. For December’s installment, meet Annie Williams. To this point, Williams has proven an artist that wastes no time. She released her first full-length album in March of this year. In November, she released 11 more tracks on two separate releases entitled Midnight Window and This Mountain. Originally from St. Louis, the bulk of this material was recorded while Williams bounced around, gigging between Wyoming and New Mexico. Listen to “Sam’s Song” below and watch “Cold” from her Live & Reel session.
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Written by Rob Peoni
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