King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard reveal LP

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard reveal new album 'Flying Microtonal Banana,'

“Rattlesnake” is the first track available from Flying Microtonal Banana, the band’s first LP of 2017 to be released on February 24th. The Melbourne-based band plans to release five studio albums in 2017, an ambitious feat as each record will be its own unique sonic adventure.

Flying Microtonal Banana is King Gizzard’s first-ever experience in microtonal tuning, which features intervals smaller than a semitone and not found in customary Western tuning octaves.

“Earlier this year we started experimenting with a custom microtonal guitar our friend Zak made for Stu,” further explained drummer Eric Moore. “The guitar was modified to play in 24-TET tuning and could only be played with other microtonal instruments. We ended up giving everyone a budget of $200 to buy instruments and turn them microtonal. The record features the modified electric guitars, basses, keyboards and harmonica as well as a turkish horn called a Zurna.”

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
TOUR DATES

3/29 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
3/30 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
3/31 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
4/2 – Boston, MA – Royale
4/3 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
4/4 – Montreal, Canada – Fairmount Theatre
4/5 – Toronto, Canada – Danforth Theatre
4/6 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
4/7 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
4/8 – Chicago, IL – Metro
4/9 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
4/10 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
4/11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
4/12 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

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