Hello, happy Monday, this is your V captain speaking — we’re about to reach cruising altitude very soon, thanks to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The Australian jam band descends on our fair city this evening (August 19), delivering 26th (!) studio album Flight b741 to the masses via a live spectacle at The Stage at Suffolk Downs.
Some say it’s a sonic departure, others say it’s a welcome arrival. And most would agree it’s just the next creative stop on an open-ended journey that brings the tireless band back to Boston to show it all off just 10 days after release.
“We wanted to make something that was primal, instinctual, more ‘from the gut’. Just people in a room, doing what feels right. We wanted to make something fun,” says frontman Stu Mackenzie. “This is our most collaborative record – the collaboration was occurring in the room, it was free, and everyone was bringing in songs and ideas. …Lyrically, it’s all pretty introspective – we’re having a lot of fun, but we’re often singing about some pretty heavy shit, and probably hitting on some deeper, more universal themes than usual. It’s not a sci-fi record, it’s about life and stuff.”
Next stop, Suffolk Downs.
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + GEESE + DJ CRENSHAW :: Monday, August 19 at The Stage at Suffolk Downs, 525 William F. McClellan Highway in Boston, MA :: 5 p.m., all ages, $60 :: Event info
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