Archy Ivan Marshall (born 24 August 1994), also known by his stage name King Krule, among other names, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer.
He began recording music in 2010 under the moniker Zoo Kid. The following year he adopted his present name. He has released several EPs and his debut full-length album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, was released in 2013 to positive critical reception. His third album, The Ooz, was released on 13 October 2017 and his fourth album, Man Alive!, was released on 21 February 2020both to further critical acclaim. He released his fifth album, Space Heavy, in 2023.
His music blends elements of punk jazz with hip hop, darkwave, trip hop and post-punk.
Originally from Southwark, Marshall was raised by artistic parents. He is the godson of drummer Dave Ruffy (Ruts), and as a youngster regularly saw his uncle Ollie Howard play in a ska band called Top Cats. Marshall was writing and recording before the age of 12, and at 14, in 2008, entered Glastonbury Festival's unsigned artist competition. In 2010, under the name Zoo Kid, he released the digital download-only U.F.O.W.A.V.E. EP, from which two songs -- "Out Getting Ribs" and "Has This Hit" -- were issued on 7" vinyl by the House Anxiety label. Marshall then dubbed himself King Krule, after King Creole, a film starring Elvis Presley, and in 2011 returned with a self-titled EP for the Matador Records-owned True Panther Sounds. The next year, he released a one-off single for Rinse and was longlisted for the BBC Sound of 2013 (won by HAIM).
After he signed a U.K. deal with XL Recordings and performed at Glastonbury, Marshall completed his debut LP, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon.
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