King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland (White Vinyl Fuzz Club Version) 03/11/2016

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland (White Vinyl Fuzz Club Version) 03/11/2016Like the rest of their albums released in 2017, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's fourth album of the year has a gimmick. This time it's not musical, though. The stunt here is that it's the world's first public domain album, given away free by the band and legal to sell by anyone who feels like pressing it up. After an album made with microtonal instruments, a synth prog epic, and a trip hop jazz collaboration with Mild High Club, Polygondwanaland

all plasticized and stylized

half Kinks -- shows a compositional dexterity unthinkable for previous incarnations of the Peppers

Ski Mask the Slump God) 12 Maxipads for Everyone (Xxxtentacion) 13 Slipknot (Xxxtentacion Feat

distorted guitars

" the ensemble cops a Police-like rhythmic vibe

"Deep" slows down the pace to an undulating grind

On an album of highlights

other tracks on HEARTBREAK mix classic-rock boogie ("Four Kicks")

with more dank atmosphere than the coach cabin of a passenger jet after an 18-hour flight

if Torches scratched the surface of twenty-something angst

On INSOMNIAC

Raw Fusion