King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
★★★★
Flight b741
(P) DOOM RECORDS. CD/DL/LP
Album number 26 is their Exile On Main St.
FEW BANDS transmogrify so often and with such surety as The Gizz. No Moroder-esque cyborg synths or prog-metal fantasy this time. Instead, we get the vibiest, most joyous country honk and choogle as this telepathic sextet host a raucous studio party. Off-mike whooping is go, as is Old Grey Whistle Test-theme harmonica, and deliciously phat, adorably loose guitar riffage. Flight b741’s passengers seem to include The Meters disguised as the Stones (Sad Pilot), while, back in cattle class, that could conceivably be Molly Hatchet going glam on Le Risque. Raw Feel, meanwhile, is the perfect descriptor for what transpires throughout as The Gizz pass the lead vocal mic, sparking fruitful competition. Flight b741 feels like the doozy Primal Scream aspired to circa Give Out But Don’t Give Up. Turns out you don’t have to fly to Memphis to shine.