Australian psychedelic rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce new album »Flight b741« and share »Le Risque« music video!

Melbourne, Australia based psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard share a music video for the first single »Le Risque« taken from their forthcoming album, »Flight b741«, which will be released on August 9th, 2024.

Tracklist:
01. Mirage City
02. Antarctica
03. Raw Feel
04. Field of Vision
05. Hog Calling Contest
06. Le Risque
07. Flight b741
08. Sad Pilot
09. Rats In The Sky
10. Daily Blues

For their 26th album, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard swap the widescreen concepts of their recent albums for the intimacy of six good friends collaborating on the most bonhomie-laden set they’ve yet committed to wax. For »Flight b741«, bandleader Stu Mackenzie says King Gizzard “wanted to make something that was primal, instinctual, more ‘from the gut’ – just people in a room, doing what feels right. We wanted to make something fun.”

Tapping into the country-fried 70s American rock on which they were all raised – along with the ornery garage-rock roots from which their mighty discography sprang – »Flight b741« is lightning caught inside a bottle. Across its 10 ragged, glorious barnburners, King Gizzard flesh out rough skeletons of songs with their inspired improvisations, inimitable grooves and a unique pass-the-mic approach to vocals that saw every member of the band raise their voice and sing.

Photo by Maclay Heriot

“We’re having a lot of fun, but we’re often singing about some pretty heavy shit,” Mackenzie adds, “and probably hitting on some deeper, more universal themes than usual. It’s not a sci-fi record, it’s about life and stuff. But the record is like a really fun weekend with your mates, you know? Like, proper fun.”

Full band recording by Sam Joseph.
Additional overdubs by King Gizz.
Mixing and production by Stu Mackenzie.
Mastering by Joe Carra.

Line-up:
Amby – Harmonica, Sax, Vocals
Cavs – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Cookie – Organ, Vocals
Joey – Guitar, Vocals
Lukey – Vocals
Stu – Bass, Guitar, Vocals

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well