Music, and more to the point, musicians, are cyclical.   A band can arc and pivot in many different directions exploring new sounds, themes, and styles. Between these periods of exploring the aural wilderness, performers will often times return to their roots to remind give them solid footing on their path.

Starting with those born in Gen-X (earlier, really), it is difficult to understand how critical Can has been to the modern music landscape.  Outside of a handful of music nerds, they have been fairly hidden from the eyes and ears of the mainstream.  Beginning from their 1968 inception, Can's amoebic

It is no deeply kept secret that Australia is one of, if not THE, premier hotbeds for the new psychedelic music scene.  Following the breakout success of the Australian weirdo Kevin Parker's now famous Tame Impala project, The Land Down Under has churned out one mind-bending act after another, perching

This is a mini-review because this album bookends it's predecessor, and most of what could be said about KG can also be said about LW. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are really something else.  They are at a level of production that few other musicians can muster.   But it's