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Space Heavy

King Krule

Space Heavy

Fifth album under the King Krule moniker from Archy Marshall, the indie trip-hop singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
XL
UK Release date
09/06/2023
US Release date
09/06/2023
  1. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    With Space Heavy, the inimitability of King Krule is still as prominent as ever... nobody sounds like him
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  2. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The music is notably grimmer than the lyrics, but even its lyrical themes return again and again to the subject of isolation
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Archy Marshall’s fourth King Krule album breaks new ground while further enriching his tried-and-trusted soundscapes
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  4. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Marshall strums his guitar with a new lightness, the warm tone shimmers like a Cocteau Twins song
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Another mesmerising, profound, excellent record. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Dork

    It’s commanding, warranting the kind of listening that immerses you into that mysterious and yet unbelievable world – it calls for an uninterrupted voyage into ‘Space Heavy’ to truly appreciate the genius of King Krule
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  7. 8.0 |   DIY

    Heavy in atmosphere and tone
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  8. 8.0 |   Clash

    Archy Marshall has once again proven that King Krule’s auteurism and relentless, and seemingly effortless, search for brilliance is consistently possible
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  9. 8.0 |   All Music

    While observing the spaces between, Marshall's songs, reflective, consumptive, instructive and compelling, simultaneously create and destroy spaces between worlds he observes, so he might remake the world he lives in with restaint, grace, a broken heart, and brutal honesty
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  10. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    While there's plenty of light on Space Heavy, he does remain grounded, if a little withdrawn
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  11. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    King Krule’s Space Heavy is a wild listening experience, more muted and introspective than past outings and seemingly reflecting our pandemic moment
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  12. 7.7 |   Northern Transmissions

    Space Heavy’s lighter atmospheres and breezier textures make it one of the strongest records in King Krule’s discography and among the best albums released so far in 2023
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  13. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    On his fourth album as King Krule, Archy Marshall reckons with love and newfound fatherhood, but he still sounds beset by existential doubt
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  14. 7.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    This will no doubt frustrate his legions of fans, but those interested in the slow-wash feel of his music will no doubt stay forever in love with his music
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  15. 7.3 |   Spectrum Culture

    There’s little room for brightness in his discography, and Space Heavy even takes away the moments of raging catharsis that many of us long for in music like this
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  16. 7.0 |   Gigwise

    Unlike anything that came before
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  17. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Ultimately it's a record that happily exists in something of a fog - wilfully embracing hazy, almost groggy textures. Print edition only

  18. 5.0 |   The Irish Times

    A patchwork quilt of styles that slowly unravels
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