King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, who will release their 26th album, Flight b741, this Friday via their own p(doom) records, have today shared ‘Field Of Vision’, the latest track from the long-player.
Talking about the track, King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie said:
I remember Joey sending me a voice memo of him playing that main riff on acoustic guitar. From his couch to mine. The arrangement was a bit more complicated originally, I think. Perhaps it was closer to the “I lied to god” bridge that came together in the end. Anyway, I don’t think I really understood it or felt the groove, but once we were recording in the studio with the others, it grooved hard. The verse and chorus changes came together quickly and in real time, and we had a tune on our hands. Joey’s baby, this song. And Joey likes to do it right.
Joey called me a couple of weeks after the sessions, saying we gotta cut the track “‘cos it’s shit”. What a bummer. And a surprise. Myself and Amby (who loved it) spent the next two days in the studio laying down our vocal parts and overdubs, trying to save it. We dubbed in the guitar-solo-type-section with parts chopped up from outtakes and added a blown out guitar solo. It was a $100 harmony acoustic guitar played through some outboard gear that it was definitely not designed to be used with ha ha. Studios are fun. I hoped he liked it. We printed the tape and sent it to him with a note saying, “pleeease man, this has gotta be on the record”. Joey obliged (but not until after he redid all of his parts). Groove restored. We hope you dig it. Love stu xoxo
Listen to ‘Field Of Vision’ BELOW:
The band have previously shared the tracks ‘Hog Calling Contest’ and ‘Le Risque’ and a mini-documentary about the making of the album, ‘Oink Oink Flight b741: The Making of…’ directed by Guy Tyzack, which captures the band’s creative process on 16mm film.
As the band’s first release on their own newly minted p(doom) records imprint, Flight b741 showcases a remarkable change-of-pace, swapping the big picture ambition for the intimacy of six good friends enjoying each other’s company and collaborating on perhaps the warmest, most bonhomie-laden set the group have yet committed to wax.
With a recent run of expansive and conceptual albums behind them, which have spanned from a thrash-metal epic dealing with the current climate crisis to a Moroder-esque pre-digital synth album of proto-Kraftwerk bangers, Flight b741 sees King Gizzard ditch all the high-falutin’ scheming in favor of irresistible country-fried rock’n’roll and the kind of effortless songwriting that comes as second language when you’ve been playing music together 24/7 for almost a decade-and-a-half. The concept this time is ‘no concept’.
All hopped up on early Steve Miller Band and the infinite wonderfulness of The Band, King Gizzard laid down the riffs, the grooves, the choogle. Once it was time for the vocals, however, they took a brand-new tack – passing the mic, leading to what has become the most collaborative record in the group’s expansive discography.
Additionally, with a run of South American, European and U.K. dates, including a headline slot at this summer’s Wide Awake festival in south London, already behind them in the first half of 2024 and an extensive U.S. tour to follow later in the year, which includes 2 nights at the Forest Hills Stadium in NYC where they’ll be playing their 3-hour marathon sets and 3 shows at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, King Gizzard has announced a European Residency Tour for early summer 2025. The EU residency dates are as follows:
Sun May 18, 2025 Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu do Recreios
Mon May 19, 2025 Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu do Recreios
Tue May 20, 2025 Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu do Recreios
Fri May 23, 2025 Barcelona, Spain @ Poble Espanyol
Sat May 24, 2025 Barcelona, Spain @ Poble Espanyol
Sun May 25, 2025 Barcelona, Spain @ Poble Espanyol
Thu May 29, 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
Fri May 30, 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
Sat May 31, 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
Wed June 04, 2025 Athens, Greece @ Lycabettus Theatre City of Athens
Thu June 05, 2025 Athens, Greece @ Lycabettus Theatre City of Athens
Fri June 06, 2025 Athens, Greece @ Lycabettus Theatre City of Athens
Sun June 08, 2025 Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
Mon June 09, 2025 Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
Tues June 10, 2025 Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
Tickets for the Lisbon shows are available HERE, Barcelona HERE, Vilnius HERE, Athens HERE and Plovdiv HERE. The dates of their extensive U.S. tour can be viewed HERE
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