King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
When it comes to making soundscapes that punk rockers and pop enthusiasts can enjoy together, they're fine purveyors. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (which, by the way, is much more fun to say with the emphasis on each word's final syllable) have returned with arguably their most polished release to date.
Having settled themselves somewhere between surf rock and drone-scuzz-pop – as far as made-up hybrid genres go, it's quite descriptive of the album's sound – Float Along – Fill Your Lungs sees KG&TLW driven and focused on making a rollicking record that never gets too far ahead of itself. Taking a leaf out of Neil Young's book and opening with a 15-minute double-whammy opus Head On/Pill totally works and sets the tone for the following seven tracks.
It's difficult to escape the sitar and theremin across much of the record, but neither is ever used in a gimmicky way – rather to reinforce the dreamlike and, it must be said, late-era Beatles sound across each song. With seven members it makes sense to include only eight tracks on the album, so that each has time to build, sway and ultimately come tumbling down around one's ears with no restriction.
There is no rush to get through any song (God Is Calling Me Back Home being the possible exception). The album traverses aural landscapes regularly occupied by San Cisco (Let Me Mend The Past) as well as The Black Angels (Mystery Jack) proving that there is something on Float Along – Fill Your Lungs for everyone.
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