Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Nov 22, 2011
    75
    The five-song King Krule EP locates a tantalizing Venn-diagram intersection of dub and jazz that still somehow manages to recall Billy Bragg and the bleak, baroque pop of Bill Fay.
  2. Nov 21, 2011
    65
    We have an airy, understated collage that acts more as a stopgap teaser to keep the spotlight on the young lad from London, before something more cohesive and fully-realized can be recorded.
  3. Nov 21, 2011
    71
    There's no filler, no fat to be trimmed, simply four solid pop songs and a brief instrumental introduction tied together in a neat fashion.
  4. Nov 21, 2011
    80
    The record also feels like an important moment in time marked on a door frame--it's an intriguing peek into the restless, youthful development of King Krule.
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Dec 14, 2015
    7
    Really interesting album with nice slow guitar melodies and really painful lyrics delivered with the slows submissive tones of Krule's powerful voice.
  2. Jun 3, 2013
    8
    A good start. With his heavy & thick accent voice and smooth guitar, King Krule give away a truly worthwhile musical experience. A follow upA good start. With his heavy & thick accent voice and smooth guitar, King Krule give away a truly worthwhile musical experience. A follow up LP would be incredibly delighting. Highlight tracks: The Noose of Jah City, Lead Existence Full Review »
  3. Jun 2, 2013
    10
    An absolutely stunning EP. The smooth jazz guitar offsets the gritty, harsh lyrics. Showing great promise for the future, I just hope heAn absolutely stunning EP. The smooth jazz guitar offsets the gritty, harsh lyrics. Showing great promise for the future, I just hope he doesn't get tainted by success. Full Review »