“Following the release of their latest album ‘K.G.’, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard aren’t slowing down, sharing brand new track ‘If Not Now, Then When?’ accompanied by an animated video.”
“Prolific psych rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have released yet another new track, dubbed “If Not Now, Then When?”To accompany the jazzy, detuned composition, the band has shared an animated video that is even more mind-bending than the song itself.”
“This song was written pre-COVID, but feels even more potent now,” the band wrote. “Look out your window; the world is on fire.”
“Australia’s busiest band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are back with another new single titled “If Not Now, Then When?”.
“If Not Now, Then When?” lands hot on the heels of the group’s 16th album K.G..
The woozy new song is accompanied by an animated video directed by Dr D Foothead.”
“The song made me consider how individual action or inaction affects the world,” the New Zealand-based director explained in a statement. “What happens when our repressed pain, darkness and confusion manifest and influence our surroundings and relationships? I wanted to explore the journey of a character who has neglected their inner shadow, and how this energy manifests physically and becomes a force of its own.”
“King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have today announced their return with new album, K.G. To be released on KGLW via Caroline on 20 November, the ten track album is their 16th since forming in 2010 and features previously shared tracks ‘Straws In The Wind’, ‘Honey’ and ‘Some Of Us’.”
After days of teasing the album in a variety of unorthodox ways – including shaving the letters ‘K.G.’ into a band member’s head – the band’s label, Flightless, confirmed the album today (October 21) on social media before the band did it themselves.
The raw video and audio files for ‘Automation’ are up on the band’s website, where the group are encouraging fans to submit their remixes and fan-made videos, with the best one being shared as the “official video” for the track.
“Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced new album K.G., which is their 16th album in the group’s 10-year existence and will be out November 20 independently. It’s the second volume in their “microtonal” series that began with 2017’s Flying Microtonal Banana and contains this year’s “Honey,” “Straws in the Wind” and “Some of Us”.”
“K.G. is the 16th (!) studio album from the mind-blowingly prolific Australian outfit. It was conceived during the global pandemic, with all six members composing and recording from their own quarantine spaces in Melbourne.”
“King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has announced their sixteenth studio album K.G. Known for their prodigious output, the band has also announced Live In S.F. ’16 (ATO Records), a live album recorded during the band’s 2016 U.S. tour stop at San Francisco venue The Independent.”
“King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s 2020 has so far included a lineup change, the release of five live albums, three singles, a demos collection and concert film — and the prolific Australian outfit aren’t done there. Today, the band have announced sixteenth studio album K.G. and new live collection Live In S.F. ’16 will both arrive November 20, independently and through ATO Records, respectively.”
“King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced two new albums. The studio album K.G. (self-released) and Live in S.F. ’16 (via ATO) will both arrive on November 20. The prolific Melbourne collective has also shared a new track called “Automation.” King Gizzard have also made the song’s stems available at their website, so fans can make remixes or videos.”
“Earlier this week the endlessly prolific Melbourne psych rockers King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard shared the raw files for a new song called “Automation” … Now the official track and its visuals have arrived, along with news of two new albums. King Gizzard’s 16th studio album K.G. will be out next month, and on the same day they’re releasing a live album titled Live In SF ’16.”
“The follow-up to 2019’s ‘Infest The Rats’ Nest’ will arrive on November 20 on KGLW via Caroline. The same day the Australian band will release ‘Live In San Francisco ’16’ through ATO, a 13-track collection captured at their show in the Californian city on May 26, 2016. It follows ‘Chunky Shrapnel’, another live LP that arrived this April.”
“Nothing if not prolific, K.G. will be the Aussie psych-lords’ sixteenth album since their formation in 2010 (in 2017 alone they shared five LPs). November’s drop will be the first studio album of the year from The Gizz, though a live album will also arrive on the same day.”
“King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared raw audio stems and video footage for their new single ‘Automation’, inviting fans to create their own remix and music video.”
7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Infest The Rats’ Nest or Fishing for Fishies – Daniel J. Willis
There was a debate among our nominating committee which of the two albums King Gizzard released this year should go on the list. It wasn’t easy because they’re so wildly different. The first, April’s Fishing for Fishies, is a psychedelic rock throwback with bluesy undertones, reminiscent of the early ‘70s. The second, August’s Infest the Rats’ Nest, is a Metallica- and Motörhead-inspired thrash metal manifesto about environmentalism. Eventually we realized that if a band releases two albums worthy of consideration that aren’t even in the same genre, they had a good enough year to crack the top 10 with their combined effort.
Next spring, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play a trio of “marathon” three-hour sets that pull from their entire 15-album discography, including this year’s Fishing for Fishies and Infest the Rat’s Nest. The plan is to not repeat a single song, and even then they likely won’t cover their full catalog. Now it looks like they’ll have time to dig even deeper into their cumulative tracklist, as they’ve today announced a full North American tour.
Last month, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard announced a pair of three-hour marathon shows in North America, and the Aussie outfit have now padded out their itinerary to make the most of their time on the continent.
The prolific Australians King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard have unveiled a slate of 2020 tour dates in the United States and Canada. The dates fall between their previously announced 3-hour marathon sets at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. on Apr. 18 and at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 5 and 6.The new dates begin the day after their Greek Theatre marathon show on Apr. 19 in Portland, Ore. and will conclude on May 2 at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, right before the band heads to Morrison, Colo. for their marathon sets at Red Rocks. Other highlights include a set of two dates in Canada – Apr. 27 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto and Apr. 28 at the Olympia in Montreal – followed by a visit to the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Apr. 30. Leah Senior will join the band as support during this set of shows.An artist pre-sale for tickets begins on Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. ET, and the general on-sale begins Dec. 13 at 12 p.m. ET. Head to the band’s website for more information. Check out a complete list of announced tour dates below!
Melbourne rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a North American tour. The concerts take place in April and May 2020. Three of the trek’s shows will feature three-hour marathon sets. Check out the band’s poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released two albums this year: Fishing for Fishies and Infest the Rats’ Nest.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recently announced their second album of 2019, Infest the Rats’ Nest. It’s out August 16 via Flightless/ATO. Today, they’ve shared a new music video for their new song “Organ Farmer.” In the clip directed by John Angus Stewart, the band wield some tools and try their hand at destroying a car. Watch it happen below.
Melbourne psych-rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have shared a new song called “Boogieman Sam.” It’s the latest offering from their forthcoming record Fishing for Fishies.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced a new album. Fishing for Fishies is out April 26 via Flightless. It’s the first full-length from the Australian band since they released five albums in 2017.
Two years ago, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard took the world by storm with the release of five full-length albums. After having a chance to catch their breath, the prolific Australian rockers are back with their latest offering. It’s called Fishing For Fishies and due out on April 26th.
“Eric Moore and Michael Cavanagh have known each other since they were in their teens, playing in nurturing musical communities before finding success in the ornately technical and mosh invoking seven-piece Melbourne outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. “
It veers into stylistic netherworlds (prog-jazz contortions, bluesy harmonica blowouts, synth-funk breakdowns) like secret bonus coin zones en route toward explosive, boss-match-style climaxes that serve as resets for the album’s recurring melodic motifs.
“…Murder has an ominous propulsion that leaves you feeling aghast and helpless, with two-minute sprints of charging drums and distortion that feel like a dilapidated truck carving through a bombed-out city with a cut brake line.”
“Obvious comparisons can be made to any number of hard rock heroes from decades past: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Iron Maiden and other outfits that built their brand based on sinister intent and sonic excess. Yet even those aforementioned bands sound like weary shoegazers in comparison, given the agitation, fury and frenzy that’s well served by King Gizzard’s urgency and intensity.”
