To which nutty corners of the universe are King Gizz taking us on their 25th album?
The follow-up to PetroDragonic Apocalypse has landed!
It was starting to get a bit concerning that we were heading into the final few months of 2023, and the perennially prolific King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard had only bestowed upon us a single album for the year.
A sign of their creative impetus slowing down perhaps? We hate to give the idea credence!
But we no longer have anything to worry about because King Gizz has unveiled The Silver Cord, their 25th studio album since their establishment in 2010. And true to form, it's a sonic adventure of mind-bending proportions.
So, where does one venture next after trailblazing across the high-octane, dystopian thriller that was June's PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation? A synth-inspired voyage through intergalactic space, of course!
The Silver Cord sees the musical chameleons set aside their guitar pedals in favour of electronic pianos and fluorescent sunnies, escorting us through an auditory expedition that ascends into astral plains and never truly returns back to Earth.
On the coattails of Theia, we are launched into a sonic tapestry of ethereal electronics that are quite out of this world; the title track itself might very well depict the moment human beings first make contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life, communicating through a combination of spoken word and cosmic vibrations.
But The Silver Cord is not all higher consciousness and no fun; the cybertronic beats of dance-floor bop Set will set alight the planetary arena in a display of funk and rhythm.
To satisfy all the insatiable Gizz-heads out there, The Silver Cord has been released in two versions; the first is a fat-trimmed, back-to-basics mix that condenses the songs into traditional pop-like structures; the second, extended edition makes absolutely zero artistic concessions. This positively ‘everything’ version unveils the compositions in their all-encompassing, expansive brilliance and is chock-full of extra studio magic that was captured throughout the recording sessions. For those of us seeking to transcend, it’s a journey into the higher realm of possibility uncovered by King Gizz on this interstellar quest for otherworldly aural experiences.
It’s impossible to predict where the King Gizz spaceship will jet off to next, but one thing's for certain: it's sure to be somewhere we’ve never expected them to go before.
The Silver Cord by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard drops via KGLW.
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