With each project they have released King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard always had a new concept or a set of ideas to go with it. Whether it be microtonal tuning or a soundtrack to a western, it never failed to be at least interesting. Despite some of those experiments not panning out as well as others I never had to worry about the gang repeating themselves. Until this year.Single after single, I was slowly loosing faith that anything on this record will suprise me. Automation was basically King Gizzard on default mode and the way the acoustic gutiar was mixed on Straws On The Wind made it a difficult listen, despite the catchy melody. Problem King Gizzard was bound to run into at some point is ripping themselves off. They tend to toy with similar melodies and song structures (how many versions of Rattlesnake have we heard by now?) but diversify their sound so they never feel like the same track. On K.G. the band uses all the tricks we've already heard, making those repetitions more noticeable. Luckily though the cuts released as singles are among the weaker ones here and a lot of the album is saved by how strong the deepcuts are. With Ontology, Intrasport and Oddlife we hit a streak of three great Gizz tracks one after another. I love the energy Ontology brings, reminds me of that western album they did years ago. Intrasport is pretty groovy and probably the most danceable cut in KG's discography. It's hands down among the best songs I have heard this year. I hope they move into that electronic direction more in the future. K.G. finishes strong as well with one of their heavier tunes, that could have easily landed on Infest The Rats Nest.
It makes sense that in their self titled record King Gizzard would retrace their steps and stick with sounds they were perfecting over the years. Still, the band seems to be working best when they take risks, like Intrasport. It's still a great listen nonetheless, I just hope the group continues to reinvent themselves on future records.
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