Is there no stopping King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard? Apparently not as the Melbourne group dive headlong into album number 25, and, having explored garage rock, psychedelic pop, prog and metal in their 13-year existence, it’s time for them to go all-machine space-disco-rave with The Silver Cord.
They might be ridiculously prolific, but the quality of what they do remains extremely high, even when they’re admittedly out of their comfort zone of guitar-based rock. The Silver Cord showcases their love of Giorgio Moroder, Jean-Michel Jarre and modern
electronic dance music, with some new age, mystical touches on Theia and Gilgamesh. Don’t let this last reference be a turn-off; if late-period Tangerine Dream prompts a little bopping, The Silver