King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Ominum Gatherum ALBUM REVIEW

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Australians are fucking crazy, man. That’s the biggest takeaway I got from this.


King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard really have it going for them. They’ve been a functioning band for ten years now, and not including live albums, they have twenty studio albums. Twenty. I’m on a trek to listen to all of them right now, and I think I have about seven down. Their third release this year, Omnium Gatherum, is their longest studio effort yet with 80 minutes in length. The Aussies gave us a lot to unpack in this album, so let’s not waste any time and get into Omnium Gatherum.

At this point, it’s predictable for King Gizz to be unpredictable, and I’d say that this is one of the most all-over-the-place they’ve released yet. If they were throwing ideas at the wall to see what stuck, they did everything and included the wall. The elements of rock, metal, pop, electronic, soul, and even rap just combine to make a smorgasbord of sound. Even one of the band member’s grandmother plays the role of a witch. There’s a lot happening here, and some will be put off by how inconsistent in tone it can be, but I think that’s not only this album’s biggest strength but the band’s appeal at this point. They’re able to blend in all of these genres to a specific sound that can be picked out a lineup and nailed to King Gizz. Outside of the masterful technicality of the playing, their creativity honestly needs to be heard to be believed. Omnium Gatherum is one of the most ambitious albums of the year. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s ambition and consistency bring them to new heights.


9/10


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Ominum Gatherum is a KGLW release.

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