With Gusto is the sophomore album from surrealist pop outfit, Eggy. The album is out July 22nd, 2022 and is the band’s first release through Flightless Records. Lavish with opulence and dripping in surrealism, With Gusto is a vivid labyrinth of intricate and intersecting worlds, a pastiche of poignant ideas and concepts held together by … Read more
Love Hurts is the first ever Flightless Records compilation album. Consisting of all new never before heard material from Flightless artists and friends, Love Hurts is an album of swoon, croon, and heartbreak tunes. You can see the track listing below. You will find Love Hurts in two variants. One is the Make Up Edition … Read more
The MurlocsBittersweet DemonsATO/Flightless Records [2021] Melbourne-based five-piece The Murlocs always will be tagged with an asterisk that describes them as having two members of the ever growing popular King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Those two members are lead singer/guitarist/harmonica player Ambrose Kenny-Smith and bassist Cook Craig but the Murlocs have plenty of other talent … Read more
Australian folk psych band The Babe Rainbow, released their fourth album Changing Colours, via Eureka Music/AWAL/Flightless Records on May 14th. Here is the video for the latest single “Ready For Tomorrow” that was made by Jordan Malane and the Babe Rainbow and filmed at the Eltham Hotel. Just over six years ago the three core … Read more
Australian rock band The Murlocs have unveiled the title track from their upcoming new album Bittersweet Demons. The track catalyzed the album’s entire concept, with its moody piano tones and softly sprawling arrangement, the song took shape soon after the 2019 death of frontman’s Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s dear friend Keegan Walker. Says Kenny-Smith, “I was messing … Read more
CIVICFuture ForecastFlightless Records [2021] Melbourne and Flightless Records have been one of the main reasons psych music has risen above ground the last several years but don’t pigeon hole the label because they have some great other artists of their roster that are outside the genre. One of those is CIVIC, as their melody filled … Read more
The Murlocs have announced their fifth studio album, Bittersweet Demons, to be released June 25, 2021 via ATO and Flightless Records! The album’s first single “Francesca” was written as a rip-roaring celebration of the rejuvenated life of frontman Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s mother. Ambrose says of the track… “The song is about my mother and how she … Read more
From high in the hills of Byron Bay in Australia, BABE RAINBOW have been catching the favor of like-minded souls with their music across three albums now. The latest person to feel their music in the wind is activist, actor and musician Jaden Smith. Crushing at first on their song ‘Us and the Rainbow’ from … Read more
From high in the hills of Byron Bay in Australia, BABE RAINBOW have been catching the favour of like-minded souls with their music across three albums now. The latest person to feel their music in the wind is activist, actor and musician Jaden Smith. Crushing at first on their song ‘Us and the Rainbow’ from … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardL.W.Flightless Records [2021] One thing that never was in question during this eternal pandemic lockdown was that Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard would crank out some more records. L.W. is the bands seventeenth studio album and is the bookend to last year’s K.G. release and considered Volume 3 … Read more
Melbourne, Australia’s CIVIC have announced that they will release their debut album, Future Forecast on March 26th via Flightless Records. The five-piece shared their latest single and video, “Tell The Papers” which was directed by Oscar O’Shea. This song is a ripper! You can pre-order the album HERE.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced their seventeenth studio album L.W., to be released February 26, 2021. The album serves as a direct follow-up to last year’s full-length K.G., and is the third volume in the band’s explorations into microtonal tunings (which began with 2017’s Flying Microtonal Banana). Following the recent releases of … Read more
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have released a new track called “O.N.E.”, accompanied by a new music video by Alex McClaren. The video was shot remotely during Melbourne’s second pandemic-related lockdown, and features a combination of stop motion and collage elements. “King Gizzard’s new album (y’all know what it’s called) is definitely not coming … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardK.G.Flightless Records [2020] After releasing a handful of live releases earlier this year, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have now returned with the new studio album K.G., their sixteenth since they formed in 2010. It represents a collection of songs that saw the six members of the band home … Read more
With their debut full length coming out on Flightless Records in early 2021, here’s the first taste of what’s to come with this rocking new single and video from Melbourne’s CIVIC. Turbo charged and full of heat, ‘Radiant Eye’ is a blazing cut of rock and roll that leaves nothing in the tank. Squalling feedback … Read more
“Some Of Us” is the brand-new single from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The single has an accompanying heat seeking video by staple Gizz film makers PHC. The lyrics were written by band member Cook Craig and sung by Stu Mackenzie. This is a poignant observational piece, and the concerns it raises are pertinent … Read more
BeansAll Together NowFlightless Records [2020] All Together Now is the Geelong-based quintet Beans (formally Baked Beans) follow up to their 2018 debut record Babble. The group has taken their already organ driven psych rock and perfected the formula as All Together Now is bigger, more addictive and dives deeper into the nostalgia of classic rock. … Read more
Honey is the brand-new single from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Revisiting the microtonal theme, Honey feels somber and slightly eery, which seems fitting for 2020. Honey has the above accompanying video by frequent collaborators/studio mates PHC which features Stu Mackenzie taking his isolation to the sunsetting streets of Melbourne. Stay tuned, plenty more … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Chunky ShrapnelATO/Flightless Records [2020] Who: The band hails from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and have been making music together since 2010. Sound: What makes King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard so interesting is the genres they tackle. Their musical styles include: jazz, thrash-metal, psych-pop, prog-rock, psychedelic folk, and blues to … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardInfest The Rats’ NestFlightless Records [2019] If you’re a fan of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, then you already know that being surprised is a key element of the band. Despite working tirelessly, they have never churned out the same record over their 15 studio albums in this short … Read more
Amyl And The Sniffers Amyl And The Sniffers Flightless/ATO Records [2019] Who: Formed in Melbourne, Australia in early 2016, Amyl and The Sniffers wrote, self-recorded and released their debut EP, Giddy Up, all in a span of twelve hours. Already signed to Flightless Records for Australia and New Zealand, the band capped off a monster … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Fishing For Fishies ATO/Flightless Records [2019] Who: Australian neo-psych wizards King Gizzard are back with their 14th long player. Sound: 70′ warm jamming sound laced with harmonica and some electro Devo rhythms. TFN Final Take: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have returned with their fourteenth album since their … Read more
ORB The Space Between ATO/Flightless Records [2018] Who: Formed in Geelong, Victoria, Australia the trio: guitarist and lead singer Zak Olsen, guitarist and bassist Daff Gravolin, and drummer Jamie Harmer have been bringing their riffs from the stars and beyond since January 2015. Sound: ORB doesn’t just live in the fuzz, they were born in … Read more
Baked Beans Babble Flightless Records [2018] Who: Melbourne/Geelong five-piece (fronted by The Murlocs’ drummer, Matt Blach) who recently signed with Flightless Records. Sound: Psychedelic rock of course! Baked Beans has the Flightless sound that only could come from Australia. TFN Final Take: From the foot tapping opener “Slow” that contains a full-on blast of Hammond … Read more
King Gizzard fans have been waiting for this day as their first five titles are being reissued which include reimagined artwork, packaging, liner notes and fresh vinyl colors. ATO has set variants that are limited to 2000 copies each and Flightless Records has limited variants which are 5000 copies each. You can find the ATO … Read more