Londoner Archy Marshall (born 24 August 1994) has been tinkering with music equipment and creating his own sound since he was just a kid. Even though he mixed and recorded his songs on just his own laptop and made music just for fun, he quickly earned an online following. In 2011 he released an EP under his new stage name, King Krule (formerly Zoo Kid) and his unique sound has caught the attention of the indie music scene.

With past stage names DJ JD Sports and Edgar the Beatmaker, he chose the name King Krule because it conjures an image of «aristocracy at the very bottom.»