Crafted between 2020 and 2022, with alternating locations in London and Liverpool, Space Heavy gradually took form during Archy Marshall’s commutes between these two cities, where he divided his time. As an album born from the literal space between these two places he called home, Archy became captivated by the concept of “the space between” – the ethereal realm haunted by dreams of love, evoking a narrative of lost connections and the relinquishment of people and situations to the whims of the universe. Once the songs were penned by Archy, frequent collaborator and producer Dilip Harris, along with long-time bandmates Ignacio Salvadores (saxophonist), George Bass (drummer), James Wilson (bass guitarist), and Jack Towell (guitarist), worked on bringing the music to life.

Tracklist:

Flimsier
Pink Shell
Seaforth
That Is My Life, That Is Yours
Tortoise Of Independency
Empty Stomach Space Cadet
Flimsy
Hamburgerphobia
From The Swamp
Seagirl (Feat. Raveena)
Our Vacuum
Space Heavy
When Vanishing
If Only It Was Warmth
Wednesday Overcast

Archy Marshall announces Space Heavy, the fourth studio album under his King Krule alias, due out on Friday 9th June 2023 via XL Recordings. Coming 10 years on from his debut album, Space Heavy presents King Krule at his most articulate; using his years of experience to create a dynamic body of work that reveals something new with every listen.

The albums first single ‘Seaforth’ arrives today with an endearing music video directed by visual artist and previous collaborator Jocelyn Anquetil. The dreamlike, stripped-back melody of ‘Seaforth’ soundtracks a video that transports us into the sleeping mind of King Krule to be immersed in the adventures of two golden retrievers; a father and his puppy.

Written from 2020 to 2022, between London and Liverpool, Space Heavy took shape over the course of commutes between the two cities where Archy Marshall was splitting his time. Befitting an album quite literally written on the commute between the two places he called home, Archy found himself fascinated by the notion of the space between – the space haunted by dreams of love, touching a narrative of lost connection, losing people and situations to the guillotine of the universe. Once written by Archy, the music was developed by frequent collaborator and producer Dilip Harris and long-time band mates Ignacio Salvadores (Saxophonist), George Bass (Drummer), James Wilson (Bass Guitarist) and Jack Towell (Guitarist).