Australian psych rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have taken the wraps off of their upcoming 27th studio album, “Phantom Island“. This time around, the band have embraced their orchestral pursuits, with the idea sparked by a chance meeting with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during a 2023 set at the Hollywood Bowl.
Vocalist/guitarist, etc. Stu Mackenzie spoke of that:
“The songs felt like they needed this other energy and colour, that we needed to splash some different paint on the canvas. We didn’t know we were going to have an orchestra dubbed on top when we were recording. If we had, that would have really changed the songs. But we went into it very free and easy. The songs were written in a very ‘improv’ way, stitched together from multiple takes or longer jams… It feels like you’re in the room with the band and the orchestra, that we’re all in the same room together.”
Pre-orders for the album will be launching next Tuesday, April 15th alongside a music video for the song “Deadstick” and a Reddit AMA.
“Phantom Island” track listing:
01 – “Phantom Island”
02 – “Deadstick”
03 – “Lonely Cosmos”
04 – “Eternal Return”
05 – “Panpsych”
06 – “Spacesick”
07 – “Aerodynamic”
08 – “Sea Of Doubt”
09 – “Silent Spirit”
10 – “Grow Wings And Fly”
