In terms of the full album...
From my own opinion I would class it as a painful yet soothing mixture of harsh beats and beautiful slow guitar riffs.
His style has roots in various old music movements such as a hint of good old fashioned rock and roll and occasionally the uplifting yet gritty songs of Billy Bragg. This with elements of dub and trip hop chill mixed in with his deep, gravelly 'old school voice' make for a really unusual and contemporary feel.
The Guardian describes his songs as "elbows and needly fingers, wavery bark and bite, but hear them again and a testy, tarmacked elegance is apparent".
I will admit that on first listening to King Krule I simply put his style in with the new movement of young urban musicians such as Mac Demarco and Ghost poet whose style is mainly just chillwave/ trip hop. Which is alright and everything but on further listening to this artist I have developed a love for his lethargic yet jarring melodies.
When I try and think how I can create a suitable illustration for this artist I know i'm in for a little bit of a struggle as his whole image and persona spans may different subcultures and musical styles. I think at this point I want to create a dream-like backdrop of various London landscapes, similar to the photographs of Erwin Fieger. I also wish to incorporate various portraits of the artist suited up, but try and put a really contemporary and urban underground twist on it.
(http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/24/king-krule-interview)
(image: http://kingkrule.co.uk/)
(image: http://kingkrule.co.uk/)
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