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So, have they delivered? The answer is a resounding yes.įirst conceived as a mix of unreleased songs that had never found a home on previous albums, the first recording sessions as a full six-piece band post-lockdown soon snowballed into something far grander. Want to talk more about it? Let Benjamin know by emailing him. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. So, in the lead-up to their Columbus performance, give it a chance and learn to love them.īenjamin Ervin is a senior studying English literature and writing at Ohio University. The best part: if you don’t like an album, listen to the next because they’ll eventually make something you’ll love. Its music blends genre and style that rewards faithful fans with new music and new genres. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is a band that asks for a listener's attention, patience and curiosity. Re-listening, re-thinking and anticipating each element of the album in comparison to itself and other works. Although Infest the Rat’s Nest is a dense, heavy rock album, the style and value of come from a deconstruction of its elements. Repeated listens of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard albums slowly flesh out the supporting element. In the case of Flying Microtonal Banana, it’s “Nuclear Fusion,” which ties elements of each song around it to create something unique.
This keystone often defines or supports an entire album. Many of the tracks exist as bricks on each side of a keystone or defining song of the album. Many of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard albums act like an archway. Music genre and styles blend in a way that encourages crossing genre boundaries. Folk, rock and psychedelic music is put into conversation through association. Specifically, ways in which songs and themes are framed around this specific instrument. On repeated listening, each element falls into place, and the use of the microtonal guitar forms a theme for the album. For example, Flying Microtonal Banana opens with the song “ Rattlesnake ,” often being seen as the repetitious, psychedelic beat of “ Somebody to Love.” “ Billabong Valley” comes at the midpoint with a folk “ bushranger ballad.” Then the wonderful “ Nuclear Fusion” rounds out the album with a garage rock style of the Magnum Force Title theme. Other albums can be dissected as case studies of genre. Albums like Nonagon Infinity encourage a re-listen, it’s infinite structure lending itself to study. Like any good poem, it should be read (here listened) three times to develop an idea for the way instruments, themes and style carry across each song. The band’s albums feel like individual experiments in style, music and tone. What results is a band with albums standing as independent genres and styles to each other.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard lyrics and instruments draw from folk, psychedelic and garage rock. However, this shouldn’t be a deterrent, but an encouragement asking listeners to dive in head-first and discover new music. Albums like Polygondwanaland show off insurmountable energy with its tongue-twister title and unique style. In part, this makes King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard a hard sell for new listeners. Quarters! consists of four ten-minute sections of psychedelic soundscapes, while Eyes Like the Sky is a spoken word Western with musical accompaniment. Examples include Nonagon Infinity, an endless rock album where every song flows into the next, making it infinitely replayable.
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