Back in March, while riding my stationary bike, I was listening to The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU and sweating to a song that I did not know… at some points I thought it sounded like some of the notes of the melody were out of tune, but in a way that seemed to work. It was a song called Sleep Drifter off of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s 9th studio LP “Flying Microtonal Banana”. This band has 9 albums out? I had not heard of them, but I was highly intrigued. King Gizzard is from Australia, and on this album they employed microtonal guitars, which is why some of the notes sound ‘out of tune’. This is my favorite album of the year so far, and word is the band has four more to put out this year. I really dig the dark guitar riffs, double drums, and the overall sound of the record. After hearing the one song, I checked out a bunch of their albums and was really impressed by what I heard and the diversity of their sound. I saw they were playing Webster Hall the next week, so I had to check it out. Here are some photos I took at the show…

I also recommend checking out the albums I’m In Your Mind Fuzz, Nonagon Infinity, and if you like a more acoustic sound Paper Mâché Dream Balloon is a fantastic album. While they seem to be developing a signature sound, they also cross a lot of boundaries. Here are a couple of my favorite tracks/albums…

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