My cousin Vincent's death was announced August 13th. This is one of the songs he would frequently listen to. I don't expect anyone to see this. But this song means more than any song ever has. I miss you, Vinny.
Best song on the album. BTW, the chords underneath repeat every 8 beats, but the melody/lyrics above it repeat every 9.5 beats. Super interesting rhythm, it essentially allows you to hear each part of the melody over both chords throughout the whole sequence. I tried playing the melody on a looper and playing chords on top while singing the lyrics along to the melody. It's challenging but super fun I recommend it. Edit: Javier is right it's 9.5 beats not 10.5
@@ayo0702 When the verse starts, start counting out the beats in your head. Note that the measure ends and repeats after 8 beats. Now try and count the singing on its own, you'll notice it takes longer to finish a measure. The more you count along to songs with weird timing the easier it gets.
Completely out of left field, away from the heavy metal and post punk and all the other types these guys play comes this gem and it's downright beautiful and at times overwhelmingly so.
I just want to say your music has helped me a lot mentally, through a lot of things, I didn't really believe in music therapy until I listened to this album. You guys are a true inspiration to why I still want to make music my self. God bless you goofs.
0:57 - That moment where the beat starts and the two guys are stepping over each other is one of the most perfect visual matchings to sound in a music video EVER! 😄
Ya took me like a week to actually kinda enjoy this album. I tried listening to it like 5 times and couldn’t do it but then I ate an edible and then I was vibing hard for sure. Still not a huge fan of the album but I can appreciate what they were going for. Just some of the synth leads get annoying after a while for me like dream/blue morpho that synth line bores me to sleep after a while. Its definitely more enjoyable while high as is most music.
Bruh I heard it on the radio and loved it first listen. The whole album won me over instantly. I'm a tame impala fan so this definitely satisfied that whole
@@lucasblanchard6002 If you look at rottentomatoes you'll see no one really cares what critics have to say. Who cares if he's a "professional critic"? I don't think I have ever watched one of his videos so I don't have any skin in the game either way. I'm just saying, be original and think for yourself. No one else knows what is good to you except you. Who cares what some random bald dude on RUclips parrots.
while delivering pizzas, i came across this after a slew of bad interactions and the regular mental issues i have. i was laughing like a kid throughout the entire album, my brain feels recharged now
Like many of you, I've listened to this record dozens of times already. My favourite KGLW album hands down. Saying that seems impossible, as they have so many brilliant albums, but they just took things to a whole new level. Amazing hooks & melodies here with some truly fascinating musicianship on display. I honestly haven't been this excited about a band's consistently evolving talent in what seems like a lifetime. Bravo!
GizLiz dreamt they were butterflies, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes butterflies. They were conscious only of thier happiness as butterflies, unaware that they are GizLiz. Soon they awakened, and there they were, veritably themselves again. Now, they do not know whether they were then GizLiz dreaming they were butterflies, or whether they are now butterflies, dreaming they were GizLiz. Between GizLiz and butterflies there is necessarily a distinction. The transition is called the transformation of material things 🦋💙🦕
Bye bye Shanghai. I’ve become a butterfly. Born-again overnight. Ok, let me my trace my steps. Pour a drink lets recap the sequence. One minute, you’re swigging on a green tea, next minute, floating on a pillow in a den. From there gets a little hazy, like a camera out of focus shaking. Slow motion in the club free-falling through my seat, hit the floor transforming. Undergoing complete metamorphous from a moth caterpillar to chrysalis. Spinning in a silken house like a spider spins a web. I’m a well known insect.
You boys are doin the most out here. You all are inspirations of mine, your candidness, your transparency, your crazy amounts of creativity, all of it. All of you! Would love to see your writing or recording process ;)
Just dropping a note to appreciate this fantastic, joyful, artistic animation, thank you Amanda Bonaiuto! (No need to write about the music… it's King Gizzard, 'nuff said.)
My favorite song ever made. Randomly played on my Spotify while I was listening to Thundercat and is now easily my favorite song ever. I listen to every genre, you name an artist, I’ve probably listened to an entire album from them. My point? I know a lot of music. This is the holy grail.
And if anyone can recommend anything like it, I’d actually be incredibly grateful, cuz I’ve searched. And I wouldn’t mind if anyone replied with their favorite song as well so I can keep expanding my taste. Music is a journey I love exploring.
SHANGHAI LYRICS, courtesy of GENIUS [Chorus: Stu Mackenzie] Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life Born again overnight Bright light's up high, dark thoughts in my mind Born again overnight Bright light's up high, grey smog all the time Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight [Verse 1: Ambrose Kenny-Smith] Okay, let me trace my steps Pour a drink, let's recap the sequence One minute, you're swigging on a green tea Next minute, floating on a pillow in a den From there, it gets a little hazy Like a camera out of focus shaking Slow motion in the club free-falling Through my seat, hit the floor transforming Undergoing complete metamorphous From a moth caterpillar to chrysalis Spinning in a silken house, like a spider spins a web I'm a well-known insect [Chorus: Stu Mackenzie] Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life Born again overnight Bright light's up high, dark thoughts in my mind Born again overnight Bright light's up high, grey smog all the time Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight [Verse 2: Ambrose Kenny-Smith] Flying through the Yu Garden to the People's Square That's where you find your happiness With a little too much Szechuan in the pot Sending sensational content Neck stuck from looking up At the high-rise buildings trying to caress Enlightenment through an out-of-body experience You're thriving in this environment Come find me on almost every continent Cold-blooded, but I can't stand the Antarctic Guess I've been born again overnight (Born again overnight) [Outro: Stu Mackenzie] Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly Born again overnight “SHANGHAI” TRACK INFO Produced ByStu Mackenzie Written ByAmbrose Kenny-Smith & Stu Mackenzie Release DateJune 11, 2021 Vocals By Ambrose Kenny-Smith & Stu Mackenzie Mixed ByStu Mackenzie Mastered byJoe Carra Album - Butterfly 3000 (2021)KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD 1. Yours ☆ 2. Shanghai 3. Dreams 4. Blue Morpho 5. Interior People 6. Catching Smoke 7. 2.02 Killer Year 8. Black Hot Soup 9. Ya Love 10. Butterfly Next, courtesy of Last.fm Biography Years Active 2010 - present (11 years) Founded In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Members Ambrose Kenny-Smith (2012 - present) Cook Craig (2010 - present) Eric Moore (2010 - 2020) Joey Walker (2010 - present) Lucas Harwood (2010 - present) Michael Cavanagh (2010 - present) Stu Mackenzie (2010 - present) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are an Australian psychedelic rock band that formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, flute), Ambrose Kenny-Smith (vocals, harmonica, keyboards), Cook Craig (guitar, bass, vocals), Joey Walker (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals), Lucas Skinner (bass, keyboards), and Michael Cavanagh (drums, percussion). They are known for their energetic live shows and prolific recording output, having released two EPs, two live albums and 15 studio albums since their formation. Their EP and first two albums, Willoughby's Beach (2011), 12 Bar Bruise (2012) and Eyes Like the Sky (2013), primarily blended surf music and garage rock, and were released on the band's independent record label, Flightless, founded by Moore in 2012. Their third to eighth albums-Float Along - Fill Your Lungs (2013), Oddments, I'm in Your Mind Fuzz (2014), Quarters!, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon (2015) and Nonagon Infinity (2016)-expanded their sound, including elements of film music, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, folk, jazz, soul and heavy metal. In 2017, the band fulfilled a promise to release five studio albums within the year: Flying Microtonal Banana in February; Murder of the Universe in June; Sketches of Brunswick East, a collaboration with Mild High Club, in August; Polygondwanaland, which was released into the public domain, in November; and Gumboot Soup in December. The band released its fourteenth album, Fishing for Fishies, on 26 April 2019, followed by a fifteenth album, Infest the Rats' Nest, released on 16 August that year. On the 19th of April they released their first feature-length film, concert movie "Chunky Shrapnel". Named after a lyric from the band’s 2017 song Murder Of The Universe, The film combines concert footage from the band’s 2019 European tour with documentary style-filmmaking of King Gizzard behind the scenes. While Chunky Shrapnel does also document the band offstage, the film’s director, Josh Angus Stewart, said that it prioritizes music over personalities. Chunky Shrapnel was originally set to premiere at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre, before the Australian government closed cinemas nationwide to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The film was eventually released and finally available for 24 hours only on vimeo. The band members all grew up and went to school in the Deniliquin, Melbourne and Geelong areas. The band started off as a group of friends jamming together, before a mutual friend asked them to play at a show. The band's name was created "last minute". Mackenzie wanted to name the band "Gizzard Gizzard" while another band member wanted Jim Morrison's nickname "Lizard King". They eventually compromised with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The artist Jason Galea has created all of the band's album art, and a majority of their music videos. On the 25th of August 2020 it was announced that Eric will no longer be an active member or manager of the band, while promising to keep working with them to put out records in the future.
Very trippy. Liking the music as always. The animation was nice with a hint of danger lurking but never happening....I guess that's my pessimistic mind haha cheers ~
@@TheBeezusjones if you check out their other stuff, be warned that every album is a different style/genre. they like to experiment and do wild concepts (like flying microtonal banana) and have released 26 albums in 12 years, some years having 5 different album releases. Polygondwanaland was my introduction. they're amazing
How do they come up with so many diverse Songs and still keep the own touch to it?! Its a bit weird but i love it! Cant wait to finally see you in Germany! ( I missed your shows 3 years in a row..)
Don't tell my fellow Venusians i'm vibing to this shit
have you heard the news from Neptune Neptune Neptune?
Ampera kan jualan makanan sunda :(
@@ryanlimbong621 resto kombinasi mungkin bro
Fellow venusian here, I am too.
Don't worry fellow Venusian, I won't tell
The Ambrose verses on this one could soothe an army of roid-raged wrestlers
As it did me, found true peace through music. 💪✌🦋🌈
I think it might be my favourite ambrose vocal of all time!
Never Fight A Man With A Perm
Amo su voz ❤️❤️
My favorite hook on the record.
My cousin Vincent's death was announced August 13th. This is one of the songs he would frequently listen to. I don't expect anyone to see this. But this song means more than any song ever has. I miss you, Vinny.
Rip Vincent. Hope you're okay borgus :)
much love to Vincent hope he became a butterfly
I am so deeply sorry for your loss.
Not sure why the algorithm brought this to me...I see you...what an interesting person your cousin Vinny must have been.
My father passed away on the same date :/ what a dreadful day
Can’t wait to see Stu and Ambrose be turned into a butterfly in this video
Can't believe we just witness that. Love it
This album got my chrysalis wiggling
I hate this, but I 100% agree
(richard attenborough voice) "push...Push...C'mon now! yeess..."
😂😂😂 made my chrysalis wet.
Best song on the album. BTW, the chords underneath repeat every 8 beats, but the melody/lyrics above it repeat every 9.5 beats. Super interesting rhythm, it essentially allows you to hear each part of the melody over both chords throughout the whole sequence. I tried playing the melody on a looper and playing chords on top while singing the lyrics along to the melody. It's challenging but super fun I recommend it.
Edit: Javier is right it's 9.5 beats not 10.5
I've tried to mix a few songs from murder of the universe with Nas, it's a challenge.
@@zackpennachi what the fuck?
@@watatum02 he be rite do
@@ayo0702 im with you
@@ayo0702 When the verse starts, start counting out the beats in your head. Note that the measure ends and repeats after 8 beats. Now try and count the singing on its own, you'll notice it takes longer to finish a measure. The more you count along to songs with weird timing the easier it gets.
is it just me or does ambrose really sound like a butterfly in this
He did didn't he? Especially with that voice
Completely out of left field, away from the heavy metal and post punk and all the other types these guys play comes this gem and it's downright beautiful and at times overwhelmingly so.
My bike stays clean thanks to the vibes
I just want to say your music has helped me a lot mentally, through a lot of things, I didn't really believe in music therapy until I listened to this album. You guys are a true inspiration to why I still want to make music my self. God bless you goofs.
@Justin Murray music can channel more than just love and more than just love can heal
I believe this music heals as well. It keeps transitioning to higher happier feelings for me
0:57 - That moment where the beat starts and the two guys are stepping over each other is one of the most perfect visual matchings to sound in a music video EVER! 😄
I did a fast listen first and it wasn’t connecting, then I smoked and relaxed and it was so chill and beautiful.
always smoke before listening to music, that's my motto!!
Ya took me like a week to actually kinda enjoy this album. I tried listening to it like 5 times and couldn’t do it but then I ate an edible and then I was vibing hard for sure. Still not a huge fan of the album but I can appreciate what they were going for. Just some of the synth leads get annoying after a while for me like dream/blue morpho that synth line bores me to sleep after a while. Its definitely more enjoyable while high as is most music.
Bruh I heard it on the radio and loved it first listen. The whole album won me over instantly. I'm a tame impala fan so this definitely satisfied that whole
@@troubledwaters7441 if I'd do that I'd have to smoke half the day😂Anyways fuck might just do it and go on a king Gizzard/indica bender
Fuck melon, Shangai slaps, 10/10, best song from the album
Definitely not the best on the album, but he’s definitely an idiot
I reckon Dream is the worst track
Fuck melon
it's actually 19/4
@@mangolollipop_ for me it's the best 🤣
I already decided that this whole album is a 10 well before Fantano gave it a 5.
Fantano shouldn't even be able to hear this goodness
Melon is a hack. On the livestream listen, he was boppin and seemed to love this...then a 5 for the review? OK.
Imagine thinking other people's opinions matter, ESPECIALLY Fantano
@@franlovelsimic8421 That's what I'm saying. Why does his opinion matter, he's just some random dude making videos on RUclips.
@@lucasblanchard6002 If you look at rottentomatoes you'll see no one really cares what critics have to say. Who cares if he's a "professional critic"? I don't think I have ever watched one of his videos so I don't have any skin in the game either way. I'm just saying, be original and think for yourself. No one else knows what is good to you except you. Who cares what some random bald dude on RUclips parrots.
don’t mind me just getting my pineal gland decalcified
Me too! Hahah
What
It’s easier to get in tune with the being 🔥
this song helped me get through it. thank you for that. i cannot properly describe the emotional impact this has had on me
while delivering pizzas, i came across this after a slew of bad interactions and the regular mental issues i have. i was laughing like a kid throughout the entire album, my brain feels recharged now
Bermy, if u've not, check out some of the ancient philosophies of basic Stoicism - I swear, it helps ppl become more resilient, also.
Yoo I'm sorry. This world can be cruel sometimes. How you doing now?
I DISCOVERED RHIS SONG WHILE DELIVERING PIZZA TOO
It gives me butterflies everytime I listen to it. I hope truely you found your path
Me and the boys throwing absolute shapes
would you look at those polygons
hopefully the world doesnt fizzle over and we get to see and hear snippets from this album live some day
a moth landed on my screen and stayed there for the whole vid... i dunno what it means but it was beautiful
I absolutely love this album, but this is the song that always kept me coming back for more, its so good
Seeing King Gizzard videos for the first time tonight...this. is. something.... and I love it so much
"I'm a well- known insect." My favourite lyrics ever.
I feel like there is some sort of riddle to this song. Like they are laying out clues for us to guess a specific insect.
This music makes me feel less anxious
That’s great! Mac demarcos music makes me super chill as well. almost care free
King Gizzy 4 life!! Here since the beginning and loving all the evolutions of the gizzverse. Best rock band of our generation
Like many of you, I've listened to this record dozens of times already. My favourite KGLW album hands down. Saying that seems impossible, as they have so many brilliant albums, but they just took things to a whole new level. Amazing hooks & melodies here with some truly fascinating musicianship on display. I honestly haven't been this excited about a band's consistently evolving talent in what seems like a lifetime. Bravo!
Plant milkweed to help the monarchs.
Best comment in the thread!. Listen to Frank. Also plant wildflowers native to your area and plant them everywhere!
Sooooo is that time of the week again, beautiful! Hello gizzheads!
Hello fellow gizzhead, have a good day and don't gizz on the carpet!
YES YES YES YES YES loving the textures in this animation style...SO GOOD. PERFECT!!!
The wind instrument that kicks in at 1:22 is life
Life sucks less when this song is on
I stg you need to work with Felix Colgrave, It’s a match made in heaven
This. Ultimate.
That's exactly who I thought about watching this
King Gizz x Felix Colgrave video when? it is an absolute must
That'd be peak Australian culture right there
Yessss, I thought about that
GizLiz dreamt they were butterflies, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes butterflies. They were conscious only of thier happiness as butterflies, unaware that they are GizLiz. Soon they awakened, and there they were, veritably themselves again. Now, they do not know whether they were then GizLiz dreaming they were butterflies, or whether they are now butterflies, dreaming they were GizLiz. Between GizLiz and butterflies there is necessarily a distinction. The transition is called the transformation of material things 🦋💙🦕
Going to play it louder than 2 skeletons boning on a tin roof
Bye bye Shanghai.
I’ve become a butterfly. Born-again overnight.
Ok, let me my trace my steps.
Pour a drink lets recap the sequence.
One minute, you’re swigging on a green tea, next minute, floating on a pillow in a den. From there gets a little hazy, like a camera out of focus shaking.
Slow motion in the club free-falling through my seat, hit the floor transforming. Undergoing complete metamorphous from a moth caterpillar to chrysalis.
Spinning in a silken house like a spider spins a web.
I’m a well known insect.
Oh that's what he says? I thought it was
When I go to Shanghai I become a butterfly
ok
You are a well know insect if you heard this without seeing the lyrics
It's about opium
@@MichaelWilliams85 opium dens in China? Say it isn’t so!
Sooooo…. We’re just hanging out here for the next 72 hours or?…
More like the next 3 years bro
Yeh just about to say
@@kibbs325 goated album
You boys are doin the most out here. You all are inspirations of mine, your candidness, your transparency, your crazy amounts of creativity, all of it. All of you!
Would love to see your writing or recording process ;)
I have no fucking idea what's happening in this video, but I'm still vibing none the less.
It looks like Cookiedawg and Stu are vibin and playing lots of leapfrog in their spare time
That Bass line could cure all your neighbors' COVID depression - blast it !!
That album is pure gold
The combination of the video and this song literally made me cry. It’s perfect. Did that dude just snort shit into his eyeballs? Man I love this song
This is the best rock band of the past 10 years
No question.
Maybe even more than 10 years, rock music in the whole 21 century is very boring imho.
Its sad that no one else even comes close
@@Gringotomi its sad no one mentions thee oh sees anymore for some reason
@@Gringotomi oh sees is betterrrr
The Ambrose verses really remind me of Jack Stauber and I love it
THATS who it sounds like
Can't wait to see the live version of Ambrose singing this one
I have no idea what that was supposed to be but I still love the song.
Glad I saved this gel tab for today
Just dropping a note to appreciate this fantastic, joyful, artistic animation, thank you Amanda Bonaiuto! (No need to write about the music… it's King Gizzard, 'nuff said.)
Bye bye Shanghai I've become a butterfly
The vibe and color palette this song brings to mind Is something I can’t find anywhere else.
Well said
You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
@@grabgrabgrabthegrabor jack stauber maybe
true that@@miiinotaur
@@grabgrabgrabthegrab yes
Me after drinking the thermomether juice
Best song of the album
Catching Smoke?
Interior people?
Black Hot Soup?
By far
I loved the whole album, shanghai is really good
Ambrose gives me goosies every time I hear his verses. Never fucking fails. So simple but so beautifully done. And by simple I mean not at all.
on monday, he ate through one apple.
but he was still hungry.
Finally my nose found some shapes it can relate to.
3:52 when the butterfly sus😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
OH MY FUCKING GOD. WHY WHY
@@shdhfbf412 KING GIZZARD AND THE SUSSY WIZARD
Can't wait
My favorite song ever made. Randomly played on my Spotify while I was listening to Thundercat and is now easily my favorite song ever. I listen to every genre, you name an artist, I’ve probably listened to an entire album from them. My point? I know a lot of music. This is the holy grail.
And if anyone can recommend anything like it, I’d actually be incredibly grateful, cuz I’ve searched. And I wouldn’t mind if anyone replied with their favorite song as well so I can keep expanding my taste. Music is a journey I love exploring.
By the pound - destroy lonely(similar beats)
@@RexZapp any jack stauber song
@@RexZappGo hear All They Wanted from panchiko. uses a similar effect thats used in this song
this reads like a copypasta
Just another reason to feed into my addiction to this song and give it another listen.
In a perfect world this would be the song of summer '21.
This song has reignited my already huge love of this band ❤️
0:57 the high pitched verses sound like old school Portugal. The Man
SHANGHAI LYRICS, courtesy of GENIUS
[Chorus: Stu Mackenzie]
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life
Born again overnight
Bright light's up high, dark thoughts in my mind
Born again overnight
Bright light's up high, grey smog all the time
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
[Verse 1: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Okay, let me trace my steps
Pour a drink, let's recap the sequence
One minute, you're swigging on a green tea
Next minute, floating on a pillow in a den
From there, it gets a little hazy
Like a camera out of focus shaking
Slow motion in the club free-falling
Through my seat, hit the floor transforming
Undergoing complete metamorphous
From a moth caterpillar to chrysalis
Spinning in a silken house, like a spider spins a web
I'm a well-known insect
[Chorus: Stu Mackenzie]
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life
Born again overnight
Bright light's up high, dark thoughts in my mind
Born again overnight
Bright light's up high, grey smog all the time
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
[Verse 2: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Flying through the Yu Garden to the People's Square
That's where you find your happiness
With a little too much Szechuan in the pot
Sending sensational content
Neck stuck from looking up
At the high-rise buildings trying to caress
Enlightenment through an out-of-body experience
You're thriving in this environment
Come find me on almost every continent
Cold-blooded, but I can't stand the Antarctic
Guess I've been born again overnight
(Born again overnight)
[Outro: Stu Mackenzie]
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Born again overnight
“SHANGHAI” TRACK INFO
Produced ByStu Mackenzie
Written ByAmbrose Kenny-Smith & Stu Mackenzie
Release DateJune 11, 2021
Vocals By Ambrose Kenny-Smith & Stu Mackenzie
Mixed ByStu Mackenzie
Mastered byJoe Carra
Album -
Butterfly 3000 (2021)KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
1. Yours
☆ 2. Shanghai
3. Dreams
4. Blue Morpho
5. Interior People
6. Catching Smoke
7. 2.02 Killer Year
8. Black Hot Soup
9. Ya Love
10. Butterfly
Next, courtesy of Last.fm
Biography
Years Active
2010 - present (11 years)
Founded In
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Members
Ambrose Kenny-Smith (2012 - present)
Cook Craig (2010 - present)
Eric Moore (2010 - 2020)
Joey Walker (2010 - present)
Lucas Harwood (2010 - present)
Michael Cavanagh (2010 - present)
Stu Mackenzie (2010 - present)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are an Australian psychedelic rock band that formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, flute), Ambrose Kenny-Smith (vocals, harmonica, keyboards), Cook Craig (guitar, bass, vocals), Joey Walker (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals), Lucas Skinner (bass, keyboards), and Michael Cavanagh (drums, percussion). They are known for their energetic live shows and prolific recording output, having released two EPs, two live albums and 15 studio albums since their formation.
Their EP and first two albums, Willoughby's Beach (2011), 12 Bar Bruise (2012) and Eyes Like the Sky (2013), primarily blended surf music and garage rock, and were released on the band's independent record label, Flightless, founded by Moore in 2012. Their third to eighth albums-Float Along - Fill Your Lungs (2013), Oddments, I'm in Your Mind Fuzz (2014), Quarters!, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon (2015) and Nonagon Infinity (2016)-expanded their sound, including elements of film music, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, folk, jazz, soul and heavy metal.
In 2017, the band fulfilled a promise to release five studio albums within the year: Flying Microtonal Banana in February; Murder of the Universe in June; Sketches of Brunswick East, a collaboration with Mild High Club, in August; Polygondwanaland, which was released into the public domain, in November; and Gumboot Soup in December. The band released its fourteenth album, Fishing for Fishies, on 26 April 2019, followed by a fifteenth album, Infest the Rats' Nest, released on 16 August that year.
On the 19th of April they released their first feature-length film, concert movie "Chunky Shrapnel". Named after a lyric from the band’s 2017 song Murder Of The Universe, The film combines concert footage from the band’s 2019 European tour with documentary style-filmmaking of King Gizzard behind the scenes. While Chunky Shrapnel does also document the band offstage, the film’s director, Josh Angus Stewart, said that it prioritizes music over personalities.
Chunky Shrapnel was originally set to premiere at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre, before the Australian government closed cinemas nationwide to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The film was eventually released and finally available for 24 hours only on vimeo.
The band members all grew up and went to school in the Deniliquin, Melbourne and Geelong areas. The band started off as a group of friends jamming together, before a mutual friend asked them to play at a show. The band's name was created "last minute". Mackenzie wanted to name the band "Gizzard Gizzard" while another band member wanted Jim Morrison's nickname "Lizard King". They eventually compromised with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The artist Jason Galea has created all of the band's album art, and a majority of their music videos.
On the 25th of August 2020 it was announced that Eric will no longer be an active member or manager of the band, while promising to keep working with them to put out records in the future.
I freaking love the synth on this track. Reminds me of a Baldwin Orgasonic Re-it.
This acid makes me want to do music.
Me and the boys using our eye vacuums to hoover up every butterfly on Earth
thankyou KG for this masterpiece.. it's so beautiful - I'm crying
Amby’s vocals are awesome
This animation is so fun.... awesome job by band and animator... I'm impressed :)
This vid is just 2 versions of cookie dawg fuckin around in nature
Excited for animated!! Hope we get a Jason animation for this album too ;)
What a cool video, love seeing gizzard support the arts
Fantastic song and video to boot, cheers mates! Thanks for sharing, keep making great art and let the Gizz vibes flow 🌈
King gizzard moment:
RUclips mix put Billabong Valley, followed by Gila Monster followed by this.
My favorite song of the album
This sounds amazing in the sun.
Idk what i just watcht right now, bur ita absolute CINEMA
Thank you King Gizzard, I didn't know you, nor even how I needed your Butterfly 3000 release, happiness is mostly a choice.
I love this band so much, my favorite "new" band to emerge since Phish!!!
Very trippy. Liking the music as always. The animation was nice with a hint of danger lurking but never happening....I guess that's my pessimistic mind haha cheers ~
this song got me through a rough point in my life. i absolutely adore this song
This is my favorite song of the year so far.
This song is a banger
I'm listening to this after several rounds of shots and it hits me right in the sweat spot
The vibes here are unmatched
this is probally the best band ive discovered in a long fucking while
Amanda Bonaiuto take a fucking bow. Incredible.
I’ll be glad if they make a video for catching smoke from the album
Every song is getting a video
@@jackogibson oh that's nice, i'm so excited
first king gizzard song i am listening to. will report back about my opinions on the band when ive listened to more
This whole album is perfection
@@TheBeezusjones if you check out their other stuff, be warned that every album is a different style/genre. they like to experiment and do wild concepts (like flying microtonal banana) and have released 26 albums in 12 years, some years having 5 different album releases. Polygondwanaland was my introduction. they're amazing
Bro, with K.G. and L.W. took me some listenings to really love them, but with this album i fell in love inmediately.
Less Turkish harmony, more butterflies
This.
Hopefully you can come to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. 🇲🇽🦋They would like it very much. ❤️❤️
I just love the vocals on this album
this is very pretty
This song and LSD go beyond bliss, I dig my toes in the earth reach and grab the sky.
I'm not eating or sleeping until this starts
As I am too
Hey, how you doing? You alive??
I'll be doing better when this video starts
You still holding up?
I have been reborn
How do they come up with so many diverse Songs and still keep the own touch to it?! Its a bit weird but i love it! Cant wait to finally see you in Germany! ( I missed your shows 3 years in a row..)
La banda más versátil que he escuchado en estos últimos 5 años
I sure do enjoy the funny gizzards
The music video really reminds me of some of Jack Stauber's early work (2013-2016), as well as Hylics 2 in some bits.
Hylics give me gizzverse vibes
your music never fail in stealing my mind's attention and replacing my worries. 👍
Anyone else notice this melody appears towards the end of Interior People, just in a different key?
They reference a bunch of different melodies throughout the album, like a time warp of familiarity but something just isn't right.
Legit my favorite track off of the new album.