It’s almost impossible to keep up with everything that comes out, but you should try — or revisit — these fantastic albums.
King Krule, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
Archy Marshall, the 19-year-old musician known as King Krule, writes, plays, and sings like a weary, seasoned professional at least twice his age. 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, his debut full-length album, is a staggeringly brilliant and emotionally gutting collection of moody songs that defy easy classification, blurring the lines between rock, jazz, hip-hop, blues, and downbeat electronic music. It's not surprising to find a teenage musician singing about misery and angst, but Marshall's lyrics are just as mature as his voice, grappling with clinical depression with great nuance and sensitivity. –Matthew Perpetua
Laura Marling, Once I Was An Eagle
