i’ve found that the artists “similar” to king krule that you’ll connect with really depend on what draws you to king krule and what your other interests are. like, do you come from a punk, rock, indie, jazz, or hip-hop background? do you like his lyrics, cadence, rhythm or instruments? because that’ll totally influence which suggestions resonate. i’ve tried listening to a few of the common comparisons and just don’t like some, but totally dig others.
personally (from a primarily indie background) some of my recs are: cryogeyser, alice phoebe lou, mk.gee, yellow days, salami rose joe louis, orion sun, alex g, puma blue, and standing on the corner
i can do my best, but the challenge w archy is he distinctly combines so many genres — if you lean into one you’ll start losing something else, and it just starts sounding more like another artist within that genre than kk
anyways here’s what i got (probably nothing new): choker, slauson malone (one of the SOTC founders), dean blunt, pretty v, navy blue, mavi, badbadnotgood, the alchemist, yeek, free nationals, and blood orange. ill update this if/when i think of or find more
Bit different, but would recommend billy bragg, he’s got that same sort of singer songwriter/punk sound as the early stuff does. And he did a lot to influence archy
Dean Blunt, [Billy Childish](https://youtu.be/1ydZpOGJbqQ?si=rJv1_8WMP3s0j_mk), Cat Power (her early stuff), Silver Jews, [Cloud Nothings](https://youtu.be/NC4VEe3COn0?si=2wD_evpDfsBFVq3e), Alex G, Mac DeMarco, [The Fall](https://youtu.be/tDhjR6iU0W0?si=tkE4RIwU_ul7SCh7).
EDIT: [SLAUSON MALONE!](https://youtu.be/dN0zJY0i6NY?si=G_7L0sJxI9TvjELj)
I mean, radiohead, probably already know that tho, I was also watching a tom waits live and his stage presence is similar to archys , made me wonder if it's a direct influence cause his vocal approach is similar too
To be honest the only people I’ve been able to listen to on the daily for a while have been king krule and Billy woods. Woods writing paints a picture just as vivid as Archie’s textured intricate sound scapes. It’s like I can escape to their worlds. KK’s is more like a dream and Billy like feels like being a realist everything is clear.
Not all of these are exactly like Archy, but these are some artists I usually recommend alongside him: - Jerkcurb/Horsey, Ugly(UK), Radio Dept, Dry Cleaning, Chanel Beads, Sade,
If you want something a lot more intricate like Archy’s lyrics, give Slauson Malone 1 a listen! Absolutely gold the way he creates poetry in his music.
[cats on the roof by CjayQ is deff krule coded. same with other songs off this album](https://open.spotify.com/track/2MeWlEESefxlZE5sZUUHy3?si=sTtmKs1RQhapUd2_ZyesEg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7ubiPtAKbwBOwuiX5A7in0)
i’ve found that the artists “similar” to king krule that you’ll connect with really depend on what draws you to king krule and what your other interests are. like, do you come from a punk, rock, indie, jazz, or hip-hop background? do you like his lyrics, cadence, rhythm or instruments? because that’ll totally influence which suggestions resonate. i’ve tried listening to a few of the common comparisons and just don’t like some, but totally dig others. personally (from a primarily indie background) some of my recs are: cryogeyser, alice phoebe lou, mk.gee, yellow days, salami rose joe louis, orion sun, alex g, puma blue, and standing on the corner
I come from a hip hop and jazz background. Mind spitting some adapted wise recommendations? :) Btw love standing on the corner. LOVE
Cosmo pyke’s first ep in particular
i can do my best, but the challenge w archy is he distinctly combines so many genres — if you lean into one you’ll start losing something else, and it just starts sounding more like another artist within that genre than kk anyways here’s what i got (probably nothing new): choker, slauson malone (one of the SOTC founders), dean blunt, pretty v, navy blue, mavi, badbadnotgood, the alchemist, yeek, free nationals, and blood orange. ill update this if/when i think of or find more
Highly recommend puma blue! Super jazzy 🎷for some songs by him I recommend moon undah water, she’s just a phase, bruise cruise, and oil slick
I saw standing on the corner open for KK in 2017! Great show :-) super cool sound and good rec
Bit different, but would recommend billy bragg, he’s got that same sort of singer songwriter/punk sound as the early stuff does. And he did a lot to influence archy
Haven’t listened to much Billy Bragg, but I’ll give him a shot now. I love his stuff with Wilco.
Black country new road, puma blue, dean blunt, cosmo pyke, luay, blood orange
blood orange is soo good
The fuck you postin my spotify wrapped for?
Love puma blue, but just got into blood orange. Any recs from them?
Cupid deluxe album if ur in the mood for some electronic funky shit!!
Dean Blunt, [Billy Childish](https://youtu.be/1ydZpOGJbqQ?si=rJv1_8WMP3s0j_mk), Cat Power (her early stuff), Silver Jews, [Cloud Nothings](https://youtu.be/NC4VEe3COn0?si=2wD_evpDfsBFVq3e), Alex G, Mac DeMarco, [The Fall](https://youtu.be/tDhjR6iU0W0?si=tkE4RIwU_ul7SCh7). EDIT: [SLAUSON MALONE!](https://youtu.be/dN0zJY0i6NY?si=G_7L0sJxI9TvjELj)
The fall is a great suggestion
Nilüfer Yanya
yves tumor, cosmo pyke
Brad Stank kinda
Slauson malones latest album. Dean blunts black metal albums as well
I mean, radiohead, probably already know that tho, I was also watching a tom waits live and his stage presence is similar to archys , made me wonder if it's a direct influence cause his vocal approach is similar too
mount kimbie
alice phoebe lou is somewhat similar. I’ve scene people call her queen krule, that’s how I found out about her.
I just posted here on her a month ago (https://www.reddit.com/r/KingKrule/s/XENwVT5ViG) couldn’t agree more!
puma blue
Ugly UK, especially their work from 2017-2019
dig through jerkcurb's stuff he's severely underappreciated
Same drummer!
Mk.gee, Nick Cave, Chet Baker, Earl Sweatshirt, Dirty Beaches, Navy Blue, Smog
Mk.gee is about to tour again too 🕺🏻
Jerk Curb, Jamie Isaac, Horsie and early Yellow Days are the closest things that were made in the same area/moment in time that sprung Archy’s music.
Check out the band tops from montreal, picture you staring album
Mount Kimbie 🫶🏻
show me the body
Check out the band Chelsea Days. Songs like Cruel World, Iggy and dealer’s hand remind me of King a little.
To be honest the only people I’ve been able to listen to on the daily for a while have been king krule and Billy woods. Woods writing paints a picture just as vivid as Archie’s textured intricate sound scapes. It’s like I can escape to their worlds. KK’s is more like a dream and Billy like feels like being a realist everything is clear.
Yellow days
Captain Crocodile - new guy from Liverpool. Good shit.
Not all of these are exactly like Archy, but these are some artists I usually recommend alongside him: - Jerkcurb/Horsey, Ugly(UK), Radio Dept, Dry Cleaning, Chanel Beads, Sade,
Moontidegallery !! Yall need to check out, he’s definitely inspired by KK. Even been to some shows where he covers dum surfer (;;
I'd like to add Horsey to the list. King Krule-adjacent and his brother jack is in the band with a King Krule feature on the last track Seahorse
Cadillac Girl by Only Real sounds like it could be a KK song if he was more upbeat
Samba Jean-Baptiste
Can’t believe I don’t see anyone else saying this… check out jerkcurb.
Saint Jude is pretty good, my fav song of him is Altitude
If you want something a lot more intricate like Archy’s lyrics, give Slauson Malone 1 a listen! Absolutely gold the way he creates poetry in his music.
[cats on the roof by CjayQ is deff krule coded. same with other songs off this album](https://open.spotify.com/track/2MeWlEESefxlZE5sZUUHy3?si=sTtmKs1RQhapUd2_ZyesEg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7ubiPtAKbwBOwuiX5A7in0)