(March 2020) Episode 255 is KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD. As I continue prospecting Australian psychedelic bands, I hit the friggin’ gold mine with KG&tLW (out of Melbourne, not Perth, this time). They are My New Favourite Band! Strong prog-rock elements here, so I label their sound “Progadelic” (if no one else has coined the term). Each album has its own personality and offers its own experience: melodic acoustic ballads, psych freak-outs, jazz fusion, thrash metal, microtonal tuning, garage rock, and a sci-fi concept album featuring vomit. Their output is as prolific (15 albums and 2 EPs in less than a decade) as their music is propulsive, which often feels like skydiving after downing a case of Red Bull. Try it!
Favourite album: Nonagon Infinity
Favourite song: Head On/Pill
Possibly a Reincarnation of Olivia Tremor Control: Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
Special sauce: whoever’s on bass guitar
Compared with expectations: ↑↑
Opus Project 
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