Alleanox

If there's one album that sums up what King Gizzard is all about, it's this one.

This is the band coming into their own style and playing at their best. It takes the fast, noisy garage rock from 12 Bar Bruise and the EPs, and blends it together with the psychedelic grooviness found on Float Along and Oddments. These ideas have been refined and perfected to reach their full potential on this album, and the result is a loud, fun, and psychedelic 42 minutes. This thing is my desert island ... read more

EDIT: Bumped up to a 70, it's starting to grow on me.

I've really wanted to love these past two King Gizzard records, but they just feel flawed.

I definitely see what the band has been trying to go for on these past two albums. They are taking elements from their previous projects, and combining them to create a new sound which summarizes their identity (hence making them self-titled). I think that's part of what has made these two albums weaker than their earlier works; instead of innovating ... read more