King Creosote is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date he has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, I DES, released in 2023.

King Creosote is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit. In 2011, his 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.