#polygonwanaland

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Polygondwanaland (2017)

Australian psych-rockers King Gizzard released Polygondwanaland (their fourth of five releases in 2017!!) by uploading the master tapes to the web for anyone to use with the note “Polygondwanaland is FREE. Free as in, free. Free to download and if you wish, free to make copies. Make tapes, make CD’s, make records … Ever wanted to start your own record label? GO for it! Employ your mates, press wax, pack boxes. We do not own this record. You do. Go forth, share, enjoy.” A ton of labels did just that; I have another variant, in picture disc form, from Shed House Records. That one is pretty, but this liquid filled from Romanus Records is ridiculously cool and also very special: Chris Banta (owner of Romanus) embarked on this ambitious pressing in order to raise funds for his young son’s surgery (it was a success, his kid is beautiful and doing just fine). 

4th studio album this year from prolific band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard after their previous album, Sketches of Brunswick East with Mild High Club. The band is releasing this album for free to fans and allowing them creative freedom to do with the songs as they wish. Check out their new single from this album “Crumbling Castle”, ten minute song which could be described as, for lack of a better word “epic”. Heavy rhythms, progressive psych melodies, and lyrics as if they were pulled from D&D