Video: King Krule, “A Lizard State”

King Krule’s new gravity-defying, Alfred Hitchcock-inspired video.

January 08, 2014



King Krule has shared a new video for 6 Feet Beneath the Moon track " A Lizard State." The black-and-white, gravity-defying video was inspired by the introduction to an episode from Alfred Hitchcock Presents..., in which the auteur himself appears to be standing on a wall. (Two real-life cameleons also shine in a supporting role.) Director Jamie-James Medina explains:


Archy [Marshall] and I both love Hitchcock and we've spent a lot of time away from music talking about his films. When I heard the phone ringing over the intro all I could think about was Dial M For Murder and the scene where Grace Kelly answers the phone. That really started the conversation. I had this idea of Hitchcock introducing King Krule. I've seen every episode of Hitchcock Presents and every introduction that he gives is brilliant - you could use any episode and it would work. We loved the idea of Archy defying gravity and that being the setting for his performance. But right up until shooting we didn't know if we'd get permission to use the Hitchcock footage - to have him appear. Its such an honor that the Hitchcock estate gave us the opportunity. And then at the very end he said, 'and the room is full of lizards', so we had to find a set of lizards and managed to get a guy who entertains at children's parties.

Video: King Krule, “A Lizard State”