The ever-prolific King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard once again have a new album on the way. Entitled Phantom Island, the orchestra-backed project serves as the follow-up to last year’s Flight b741 and will arrive on June 13th via the band’s own p(doom) Records. Pre-orders are ongoing here.
Marking the 27th studio album from King Gizzard,Phantom Islandsees the Aussie psych rockers teaming up with musician and composer Chad Kelly as they embark on yet another sonic journey. According to the press release, the songs originate from the Flight b4741sessions, though instead of doubling down on that project’s rock ‘n’ roll, the band instead found inspiration in their 2023 performance the Hollywood Bowl. Backstage at the show, King Gizzard connected with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, planting the seed for their interest in orchestral music.
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“The songs felt like they needed this other energy and colour, that we needed to splash some different paint on the canvas,” frontman Stu Mackenzie stated. “We didn’t know we were going to have an orchestra dubbed on top when we were recording. If we had, that would have really changed the songs. But we went into it very free and easy. The songs were written in a very ‘improv’ way, stitched together from multiple takes or longer jams… It feels like you’re in the room with the band and the orchestra, that we’re all in the same room together.” As a preview of Phantom Island, they’ve shared the song “Deadstick” as the lead single. Check it out below.
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Last year, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced that they’d be embarking on an orchestral tour in the summer of 2025 (see the full list of dates below and pick up tickets here).
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Phantom Island Tracklist:
01. Phantom Island
02. Deadstick
03. Lonely Cosmos
04. Eternal Return
05. Panpsych
06. Spacesick
07. Aerodynamic
08. Sea of Doubt
09. Silent Spirit
10. Grow Wings and Fly
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2024-2025 Tour Dates:
05/18 – 05/20 — Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu do Recreios
05/23 – 05/25 — Barcelona, Spain @ Poble Espanyol
05/29 – 05/31 — Vilnius, Lithuania @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
06/04 – 06/06 — Athens, Greece @ Lycabettus Theatre City of Athens
06/08 – 06/10 — Plovdiv, Bulgaria @ Ancient Theatre
07/12-15 — Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
07/28 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann *
07/30 — New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl *
08/01 — Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium *
08/02 — Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
08/04 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
08/06 — Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival *
08/08 — Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater *
08/10 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl *
08/11 — San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park *
08/15 – 08/17 — Buena Vista, CO @ FIELD OF VISION at Meadow Creek
10/31 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Aviva Studios ^
11/01 – London, United Kingdom @ Electric Brixton ^
11/02 – London, United Kingdom @ Electric Brixton ^
11/04 – London, United Kingdom @ Royal Albert Hall *
11/05 – Paris, France @ La Seine Musicale *
11/06 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013 Poppodium ^
11/07 – Den Bosch, Netherlands @ MAINSTAGE *
11/09 – Gdańsk, Poland @ Inside Seaside Festival *
11/10 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle ^
11/11 – Prague, Czech Republic @ SaSaZu ^
11/12 – Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer ^
11/14 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Poolen ^
11/15 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Film Studios ^
* = orchestral show
^ = Rave set
