You don’t have to be a King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard expert to be expert in their antics. The psychedelic six-piece have gained a reputation for creating prolifically, touring relentlessly, and building a world of die-hard followers of their world-building.
For their 27th album in 14 years, the most radical thing King Gizzard can do at this point in their career is question its sustainability — or work with a 24-piece orchestra. On the lush and melancholy Phantom Island, the Melbourne band do both, creating their most vulnerable, intimate record in the process.
…thematically, Phantom Island is oddly akin to ’60s trucker country, where behind every whiskey-fuelled ramble with the boys lies…

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