6 Feet Beneath the Moon

6 Feet Beneath the Moon is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall under the stage name King Krule. It was released on 24 August 2013, Marshall's nineteenth birthday, via True Panther Sounds and XL Recordings.[13]

6 Feet Beneath the Moon
Studio album by
King Krule
Released24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)
Genre
Length52:26
Label
Producer
King Krule chronology
King Krule
(2011)		 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
(2013)		 A New Place 2 Drown
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME8/10[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork7.3/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Release and promotion

6 Feet Beneath the Moon was released in North America by True Panther Sounds and in the rest of the world by XL Recordings. Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 premiered "Neptune Estate" on his show on 12 August 2013.[14] On 14 August the album was made available to stream in full on King Krule's website, with live CCTV footage of various London streets accompanying each track.[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Archy Marshall.

No.TitleLength
1."Easy Easy"2:50
2."Border Line"3:06
3."Has This Hit?"4:26
4."Foreign 2"3:39
5."Ceiling"2:56
6."Baby Blue"3:36
7."Cementality"3:44
8."A Lizard State"4:20
9."Will I Come"1:55
10."Ocean Bed"3:31
11."Neptune Estate"5:13
12."The Krockadile"4:52
13."Out Getting Ribs"4:16
14."Bathed in Grey"4:02
Total length:52:26
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Little Wild"3:40
Total length:56:06

Sample credits

Personnel
  • Archy Marshall – performance, production
  • Rodaidh McDonald – production, mixing, engineering
  • Andy Ramsay – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5–8, 10–14)
  • Desmond Lambert – engineering (track 5)
  • Jack Marshall – illustration
  • Reuben Bastienne-Lewis – photography

Charts
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 86
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 65
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 182
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 100
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 65
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 12
US Billboard 200[24] 187
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 37
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References
  1. "6 Feet Beneath The Moon by King Krule reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. "Reviews for 6 Feet Beneath the Moon by King Krule". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. Lymangrover, Jason. "6 Feet Beneath the Moon – King Krule". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. Lindsay, Cam (23 August 2013). "King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  5. Gibsone, Harriet (22 August 2013). "King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. Harrison, Ian (26 August 2013). "King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath The Moon". Mojo. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. Perry, Kevin EG (20 August 2013). "King Krule – '6 Feet Beneath The Moon'". NME. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  8. Empire, Kitty (18 August 2013). "King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon – review". The Observer. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  9. Greene, Jayson (29 August 2013). "King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  10. "King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon". Q (327): 105. October 2013.
  11. Dolan, Jon (27 August 2013). "6 Feet Beneath the Moon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  12. Kamps, Garrett (28 August 2013). "King Krule's '6 Feet Beneath the Moon' Is the Best 'Steely Dan Gone Dubstep' Album of 2013". Spin. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  13. Battan, Carrie (9 July 2013). "King Krule Announces Debut Album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, Shares "Easy Easy"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  14. "New King Krule "Neptune Estate"". True Panther Sounds. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  15. Pelly, Jenn (14 August 2013). "Stream King Krule's Album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – King Krule – {{{album}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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  22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  24. "King Krule Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  25. "King Krule Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  26. "King Krule Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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