King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, “Flight b741.” Rock and roll is, above all, supposed to be fun. On the latest from King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard, the Australian psych band leans in on having fun by harkening back to the glory days of the ‘70s. On Flight b741,…

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, “The Silver Cord.” For many, life in the 21st century is about options. We can sample cuisines from all over the world, pursue any number of careers, pick from a seemingly endless variety of religious and spiritual traditions, embrace any number of strange…

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, “PetroDragonic Apocalypse or Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation.” Can you believe that it’s already June and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are just getting around to releasing their first album of 2023?…

The best albums of 2022 include the Afghan Whigs, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, the London Suede, King Gizzard & and the Lizard Wizard, an album of Yoko Ono songs, Black Country, New Road and Drive-By Truckers. Welcome to the heart of our countdown of the best albums…

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, “Changes.” King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard seem determined that their fans should have very little free time. Who knows how long it will take to fully absorb and process the five albums the six-member Melbourne psych-rock outfit has released this year alone?…

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava.” Sometimes musicians who like to jam a lot get called self-indulgent. After all, long improvisational pieces are often more fun to make than to listen to, and there’s a self-pleasing element to jettisoning song structure and…

By Thomas Richards The everchanging Australian group King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard keeps its reputation of being one of the most eclectic bands intact with its 16th full-length album, K.G. This being the first album released after the departure of band manager and drummer Eric Moore, some were…

Kyle J. Kohner checks in with his own list of the best albums of the year. The second part includes Thom Yorke, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Sharon Van Etten, Lana Del Rey, A.A. Bondy, Injury Reserve, TEEN, Nilüfer Yanya, Field Medic, Kate Tempest, FONTAINES D.C., TR/ST, Boy…

Rachel Goodman’s favorite alt-rock and alt-pop songs of the year for 2019 include The Dandy Warhols, The Knocks, Nilüfer Yanya, Strand of Oaks, Sharon Van Etten, Better Oblivion Community Center, Kirin J. Callinan, Mikal Cronin, The New Pornographers, Jenny Lewis and Cigarettes After Sex. Rounding up my favorite songs…

Clockwise from top left: Angel Olsen, Foals, Sharon Van Etten, Billie Eilish, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Oh Sees, The Highwomen, Bring Me The Horizon, Gary Clark Jr., and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Well, we’ve made it. The following 10 albums are the best we heard this year.…