Willoughby's Beach

by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Overview

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's first EP, Willoughby's Beach, finds the band bursting out of the garage and delivering a record sprinkled with echoing yelps, stomping beats, supercharged riffs, and tough-as-rattlesnakes mid-fi production. Though quite a few songs sound like they were lifted directly from a volume of Ugly Things ("Stoned Mullet," "Danger $$$"), their idea of garage rock revival isn't very reverent and the nine songs cover a lot of ground, whether it's the rambling rock of "Lunch Meat," the Cramps-y swagger of "Crookedile," the drowning-in-reverb country balladry of "Let It Bleed," or the crooked surf-garage title track. It was clear from the beginning that the bandmembers did things their own way, and with a style that could best be described as wild and loose. That being said, there is plenty of method to their madness, and they showed mastery of form and function even at this early stage. Willoughby's Beach served as a thrilling call to arms letting the world know that the Gizzard had launched, and was ready to get really weird. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	11/02/2018
Label:	Ato / Flightless
UPC:	0880882339326
Rank:	85933

Tracks

1. Danger $$$
2. Black Tooth
3. Lunch Meat
4. Crookedile
5. Let It Bleed
6. Dead-Beat
7. Dustbin Fletcher
8. Stoned Mullet
9. Willoughby's Beach

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard   Primary Artist
Eric Moore   Drums,Theremin
Joey Walker   Guitar,Vocals
Lucas Skinner   Bass,Vocals
Michael Cavanagh   Drums
Stu Mackenzie   Guitar,Vocals
Ambrose Kenny-Smith   Harmonica
Cook Craig   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Ican Harem   Cover Art
Paul Maybury   Mixing,Engineer
Eric Moore   Group Member
Jason Galea   Editing
Joey Walker   Group Member
Lucas Skinner   Group Member
Michael Cavanagh   Group Member
Stu Mackenzie   Group Member
Ambrose Kenny-Smith   Group Member
Cook Craig   Group Member
Joe Carra   Mastering
Ben Butcher   Photography