King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - K.G.

Monday, a new week and it's time to introduce the last "Record Of The Week" for 2020.

The Australian psychedelic rock band KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD (KG) returns with a new album "K.G.", their sixteenth since forming in 2010. In the middle of the global pandemic has this collection of tunes that have been written, composed, and recorded remotely during lockdown from all the member's homes all around Melbourne, Australia. It's amazing that the creative spine in KG is so high and with such quality all over. It's almost like a modern ZAPPA, maybe not as kinky but almost and I love what they do. And that variety of madness, self-confidence, and with wonderfully cocky determination, makes this band qualifies among one of my favorites.

"K.G." is the second volume in "Microtonal Series" that began with 2017's "Flying Microtonal Banana". That this follow up is a well-composed album, where the word ECO feels very close in both the packaging of the finished product (the vinyl jacket comes with a brown paper bag wrap, the vinyl sleeves will be produced using recycled board and printed using plant-based inks, instead of plastic wrap, the vinyl itself is eco-wax made from random leftover vinyl pellets), how cool isn't that, well-done KG, I am so impressed. Hopefully, more acts will follow this), the KG sound is very recognizable and classic as they re-use everything and still shapes new things all scattered over 10 tunes and forty-one minutes. The album follows up where it ended with "Flying Microtonal Banana" but with a broader range of genres. From the opening interlude "K.G.L.W." that slowly builds up to "Automation" where the classic KG is very familiar where the fuzzy guitars is very present, catchy vocals and groovy melody give this album a very great start. The grooviness continues in "Minimum Brain Size" which offers some bağlama (Turkish guitar), "Straws In The Wind" and the powerful "Some Of Us" that have some Mideastern xylophone that sneaks in. The high octane "Ontology", that with its science-Indian-fiction burlesque theme gives the album some spice, to the more heavy 80's synth-based poppish piece "Intrasport". To the propulsive "Oddlife", a free form of polyrhythms and great riffing, cool diversion. The beautiful acoustic "Honey" changes the direction for a while until it's time to wrap everything up with the spooky and psychedelic rocker "The Hungry Wolf Of Fate", which gives you everything from heavy SABBATH riffing, Hendrix wah-wah, and some wonderful PINK FLOYD guitar plinking, awesome tune. The album is full of brilliantly experimental pieces that sum up to a stellar, solid, and very enjoyable album. There's a nice variety of styles that beautifully expands their already wide briefcase. "K.G." will definitely take them up another level.

Sum: Be ECO and get "K.G.", this is something you truly need in these times.

Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, Mellotron, flute, bass guitar, saxophone, clarinet, sitar, zurna, percussion.

Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, synthesizer, organ, piano, guitar, percussion.

Joey Walker – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar, vocals, organ, sitar, percussion.

Cook Craig – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer, keyboards.

Lucas Harwood – bass guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals.

Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, vocals.

Today's tune "Automation" is taken from "K.G.", which was released November 20, 2020, enjoy!



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