King Krule, who started off as Zoo Kid and who's real name is Archy Marshall (which he has also made music by) is s prolific, jazzy, hip hop, rock infused musician from London. I remember hearing about him, and where I believe most people first heard of him, from an absolutely killer song called "Out Getting Ribs"; a guitar and vocal only song with one of the gnarliest and difficult sounding guitar parts. Their are two versions of the song: one as Zoo Kid and the other as King Krule. In both songs you can hear him almost cry out in humorous frustration in the beginning. I can't help but think this is due to just how tough the guitar part is. The song felt like a direct pathway to this young musician's troubled soul. He was literally pouring his heart out with music and feelings and lyrics all coming from him and only him.
His music normally takes on a similar fashion as "Out Getting Ribs", in a bluesy, emotional wash. However, unlike "Ribs", there are many songs that are accompanied by hip hop beats or jazz melodies. "The Noose of Jah City" is a great example of the hip hop influence present in his music. The beat is contained and paves the way for him to lay down his exceptional lyrics of being constrained and bound to a city "of concrete".
"The body found and my soul was left to drown, Suffocated in concrete, It took a hold of me, Put me repeat".
King Krule, Zoo Kid, Archy Marshall... you are one talented and intelligent dude. Thank you for the music.
I have always loved this song. The happy acoustic guitar and the ambient wind noises. The atmosphere of the song alone is almost just as good as the warm vocals and percussion. " Say hello to the end, and its big fucking, jack-o-lantern grin" I can't help but interpret this song as another avenue of dealing with life's shit. " Blackened nails and acumen, Lacerated fists full of arrowheads, Arid bones and hollow men, Lie down on marrow beds" Putting forth the effort of staying alive and pursuing happiness all for the same inevitable end...death. Might as well enjoy it while we are here right?
Damon Albarn and his pack of “Gorillaz” have always been a mysterious crew. Appearing as cartoons that appear in early all of their videos, they have maintained a rather elusive career. Their music has tackled many genres in the past and present but has always kept close to a hip hop, beat driven effort. You might recall their massive early 2000’s hit that featured Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, " Clint Eastwood "; a timeless song that introduced many people to Gorillaz, including myself. Here we have another “Clint Eastwood” referenced song called “Dirty Harry”. I’m not sure if there is some sort of fascination with Clint Eastwood or if he just happened to pop up again in a later song but the use is intriguing. The song, which many believe has a strong reference to the war in Iraq during the Bush years, is a fun and funky beat driven song, regardless of the undertones. “ I need a gun, to keep myself among, the poor people burning in the sun " the lone Damon Abarn sing
My sisters and I drove together to our parents' house for Christmas this year. On our way back we reminisced about the drives to and from school when I had to drop them off when I started driving. They had to suffer through all of my weird music and mix CDs . As we talked more they recalled one song, however, that they always enjoyed and still remember to this day; "None Shall Pass" by Aesop Rock. Aesop Rock, or Ian Matthias Bavitz, is a hip-hop artist with lyrics and flow so intellectually on point, you can't help but feel intimidated at times.Aesop was even named the rapper with the highest vocabulary in all of hip-hop; the rapper with the most unique words out of all of his music. "None Shall Pass" has every indication of this too. The first verse, " Flash that butter gold, jittery zeitgeist "starts things off with no leniency. As much as I hate to say it...I honestly have no idea what this song is about. My only guess can be that of th
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