Boney and pale, this kid looks like Ron Weasley. Archy Marshall - or his musical alter ego, King Krule - is a 19-year-old Londoner who, at first glance, would probably sound like that mean kid from A Christmas Story when he is screaming, "You'll shoot your eye out!" It is almost absurd, like "Okay, where is the giant bearded man behind the curtain?" weird. 

So I conducted an experiment. Playing "Easy Easy" by Mr. Krule for my roommate, I asked her what this singer probably looks like. Here is what went down.

Roommate: A 50 year old. Maybe has a beard. Actually, the Tasmanian devil.

Me: The Tasmanian Devil? You're serious?

Roommate: Well he sounds like an old man screaming with food in his mouth. Who is this guy?

I showed her a picture and, needless to say, she was shocked. Now, I am taking the whole "screaming with food in his mouth" as a good thing. Because I think she digs him. So you guys should, too. 

I will warn you: the first time you hear him it will probably freak you out. His angry-baritone voice is distracting from the poetic stories he tells. This kid's raspy, British chain-smoker howls are haunting. His latest album, "6 Feet Beneath The Moon," talks of lonely nights and dark days in a blood-freezing voice. Everything about his music seems to connect to those who understand and feel what he does. Get over to Spotify and check out "Out Getting Ribs," and listen to a young man pour out his old soul.