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English metalcore act Architects see their ninth studio album “For Those That Wish to Exist” become their first No.1 album in both Australia and their home country of England this week. “For Those That Wish to Exist” becomes the 909th No.1 Album in Australia (1965 to 2021), the 759th for ARIA (1983 to 2021), the 545th to debut at No.1, the eighth No.1 for 2021 and now the third chart topping set for the record label Epitaph after The Offspring (1995) and A Day to Remember (2016). Of th...

Instead of weary twangs and off-beat rhythms that sound discordant to the untrained ear (which is most of us), L.W. plays wonderfully to the strengths of the band and is a captivating and memorable release.

Bandcamp / Buy Everything about King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is governed by perpetual forward motion, from their music’s relentless momentum to their frequent reinventions to their tendency to release new albums with the regularity of a Substack newsletter. But while there’s a lot of joy to be had in hitching yourself to the Melbourne psych-rockers’ careening locomotive, the group’s recent track record suggests they could benefit from erecting some guard rails, w...

New Music Reviews (3/1) KEXP Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex and Gabriel Teodros) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See whats coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Julien Baker, Cloud Nothings, and more. Little Oblivions (Matador) This Memphis-based artist’s powerful third album recasts her introspective folk-pop with a more expansive and muscular sound. With Baker playing every instrument...

7 On L.W., King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizards 17th studio album, the supreme rulers of the Gizzverse answer all of their own questions and follow all of their own rules, as per usual. The prodigal psych-rock sextet have not had the outlet of touring over the last year due to COVID-19, leaving space for the band to "reset" according to a press release. The result? A frenetic exploration of apocalypse-induced madness and ecstasy, dispersed throughout 19 tracks and released as two separate albums....

Further to the release of recent single ‘Pleura’, the ebullient Australian rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released L.W. – the bands seventeenth album and perhaps one of their most intriguing musical collections to date. Recorded remotely during lockdown last year, this barnstorming album continues the journey where its predecessor K.G left off. It also finely showcases their use of microtonal tuning, which was first seen on with their 2017 album Flying Microtonal ...

Last year, the band released their sixteenth studio album K.G (the second volume in the bands previous explorations into microtonal tunings), as well as Live In S.F. 16 (ATO Records), a live album recorded during the bands 2016 U.S. tour stop at San Francisco venue The Independent. Stream/purchase K.G. HERE, and stream/purchase Live In S.F. 16 HERE. Shortly before the album release, the band delighted fans with a full concert film accompanying Live In S.F. 16. Unlike their previous film release...

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announces New Album Out Next Week Following the recent releases of If Not Now, Then When? and O.N.E., both featured on L.W., the band has also shared new track Pleura.by TV News Desk King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are excited to announce their seventeenth studio album L.W., to be released February 26, 2021. The album serves as a direct follow-up to last years full-length K.G., and is the third volume in the bands explorations into microtonal tunings (which b...

How the hardest-working band in psych adapted to the circumstance: we catch up with Stu Mackenzie about new King Gizzard album, LW