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| Birth name | Kenneth Anderson[1] |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Origin | Fife, Scotland |
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| Website | www |
Kenny Anderson (born January 1967),[2] known primarily by his stage name King Creosote,[3] is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, I DES, released in 2023. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit. In 2011, Anderson's collaborative album with Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine, was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Scottish Album of the Year Award. Astronaut Meets Appleman was also longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award.
- ^ "Songwriter/Composer: ANDERSON KENNETH". BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Nicola Meighan (22 July 2014). "Kenny's Loggin' The Past: King Creosote's Scots' History Soundtrack". The Quietus.
- ^ "King Creosote Interview". Band Weblogs. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
I used to make records with a band called Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra, but always had to record a lot of my songs on my own. I wanted to put out these recordings on my own label Fence, so then I needed something to go on the fence. That's the creosote part. I wrote down King Creosote, and immediately liked the juxtaposition of the regal and the carcinogenic.