Fishing For Fishies - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (2019)
A week of kings: I spun up my randomizer and randomly got 3 different artists with “King” in their names. So I’ve expanded it to a whole week
It would be easy to dismiss Gizz as dabblers (I did before I got into them). This is their 14th album in 7 years–they’re still keeping the pace, up to 30 in 13 years now, by my count–which obviously doesn’t leave them a lot of time for in-depth exporation (or quality control, for that matter).
But that’s a big part of the fun with these guys. They’re not the best hard blues band you’ll hear, but like all the other musical ideas they delve into they’re a bunch of great musicians who play in such lockstep that it’s fun to hear them do about anything.
As I mentioned, quality control is not a major consideration here. These are primarily jam sessions, although they do mostly get sculpted into final products. But it’s rough and repetitive in places, even though it’s transcendently fun in others.
RIYL
if you’re into the “do whatever” ethos of Gizz, I’d recommend two of my favorites I’ve written up: the blistering stoner rock of Nonagon Infinity and the more hard-psych stylings of Omnium Gatherum. The more recent Flight b741 is a lighter and funkier affair, while Petrodraconic Apocalypse goes much harder. There’s also the synth-heavy Butterfly 3000 for a change of pace.
