King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Goes From Flutes to Funk in ‘Astroturf’ Video

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has but to play any songs dwell from its 2022 album Modifications, however a brand new video for the supremely funky music “Astroturf” offers followers a glimpse at what to anticipate. Within the Jason Galea-shot clip, the group’s six members are augmented by Smarts saxophonist Stella Rennex as they regularly change from instrument to instrument whereas translating the monitor’s jam-packed sound of their Australian studio.

The video additionally consists of footage of band members goofing off throughout downtime in New Orleans, together with frontman Stu Mackenzie having a tarot card studying on the road and keyboardist Ambrose Kenny-Smith balancing a parrot on every shoulder.

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Bassist Lucas Harwood admitted to SPIN last month that though he didn’t play the smile-inducing bass solo on the recorded model of “Astroturf,” he’s spent hours at house studying it forward of hopeful dwell performances on Gizzard’s 2023 world tour.

“Modifications is humorous as a result of it has taken years to come back collectively, and there have been two or three incarnations of every music,” he mentioned of the challenge, work on which started way back to 2017. “That’s simply the half that ended up on the report, and it’s unimaginable. I’ve realized it, and it’s so enjoyable to play. I don’t really feel bitter in any method when that form of stuff occurs. Everybody contributes, and we see what sticks. We actually belief Stu as a producer to select and select what finally ends up on the completed merchandise. I didn’t play or write a superb portion of the recorded bass strains, however I like studying and deciphering them. It’s a privilege.”

With progress persevering with on two new albums and a Melbourne warmup present scheduled for Feb. 25, Gizzard will return to the highway on a spring European tour starting March 3 in Amsterdam. In June, the group will play unique U.S. residencies in 4 cities and its largest American headlining present ever on the 17,000-capacity Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 21.

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