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I have firmly accepted that every King Gizzard song over 7 minutes long that isn't called Timeland or Smoke & Mirrors is going to essentially be just a random jam session they decided to record which ends up being better than the vast amount of their catalogue. This is, of course, no bad thing whatsoever.
As hinted above, this album is possibly the band's most loungey and jazzy effort yet, mixing their usual formulas with extended periods of simply just jamming out, and it works wonders. The songs aren't as catchy or memorable as I'm perhaps used to, but that sort of pop-appeal is traded out for what is strictly just really good musicianship by every member of the band. A really nice surprise of an album from them, especially considering that I thought it was going to be another thrash album going off the cover.
Favourite Song: Iron Lung
Best: Ice V, Magma, Hell's Itch, Gliese 710
Worst: Mycelium
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