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Man Alive! - King Krule: Review

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King Krule is a London based singer songwriter who has found success blending together genres like post-punk, indie and electronica. Man Alive!  is his fourth record and the follow-up to his most successful record to date 2017's The Ooz . Review By Lavender: King Krule is an artist I've long been waiting to finally fall in love with. His unique vocals and depraved post-punk sound palette are haunting on their own. But when it all comes together I have been bored or confused by the final product far more often than not with his music. When The Ooz  came out a few years ago and was met with a ton of critical acclaim I was excited to dive in but what other people described just didn't translate to me. I was hoping that a new record and a few years to re-align his sound would make King Krule appeal to me, but while Man Alive!  is better, some of the same problems persist. The records first two singles were decently strong and I still enjoy them on the record. (Don'...