So it has been a little while, and some have even questioned if we gents had gone out of BZNZ entirely. No more! There has been such an overwhelming quantity of jams echoing around the empty cavity between my ears over the course of the last few months that I haven't taken the time to sit down and process 'em BZNZlike. BZNZmen have gone to and reported on music festivals (Raj with the reporting, Jesse and I in tow), seen album of the year contenders perform live (Shabazz Palaces, Gang Gang Dance, and Panda Bear) and even created some SRSly original works (my man TK). But none of it has transpired in this space, dominating the ever more expedient Bookface. I understand these transgressions and ask that the 10-12 people who bother to read the motley assortment of opinions on this blog forgive us. I'll probably stop using this exclusively as a place to beef with Raj.
Several months I wrote about the promising debut efforts of a couple of UK blokes, and it would appear King Krule is a continuation of the trend. He's a fucking 17-year-old who looks like Tintin but sounds like Billy Bragg got drunk with Tom Waits. It's exactly right. The alarmingly deep voice for the barely pubescent Archy Marshall is truly surprising given that he looks like this (thanks, p4k):
James Blake's EPs and albums were critical darlings some months back. Jamie Woon released an album that sort of failed to capitalize on the excitement of his advance single "Night Air". And the world awaits any new material from the much hyped and Thom Yorke-approved Jai Paul. King Krule is right on time with an EP due next week. It's still early to tell anything definitive, but the melancholy Anglo-crooning on "The Noose of Jah City" certainly piques the curiosity. Maybe he can open for Waits if he tours for the new LP, who knows. Till then, this one's on repeat.King Krule - The Noose of Jah City by The Vinyl District
