ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
Latest editorial
Anti-capitalist riffs
EWAN KATZ applauds yet another genre-bending release from the ridiculously eclectic Australian rockers
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
MICK McSHANE rubs shoulders with Mod legend Steve Craddock and joins in with the joyous Glasgow choir
DENNIS BROE sifts out the ideological bias of the newest TV series offerings, and picks out what to see, and what to avoid
Flight b741
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
HAVING delved into electro-pop on their last effort, Flight b741 marks a significant stylistic departure by taking off into a rowdy roots-rock adventure. Gliding guitar riffs and seguing numbers give the feel of one continuous piece on a record reminiscent of some of the Grateful Dead’s finer work.
The album’s lead single, Le Risque, features a driving bassline by Stu Mackenzie in lieu of his usual guitar duties. A thumping track worthy of lead single status, Le Risque marks drummer Michael “Cavs” Cavanagh’s vocal debut in a coolly delivered spoken-word verse.
Opening with a breezy country track, Mirage City tells of a dystopia that lurks behind a paradisiacal facade.
Similar stories
New releases from Common & Pete Rock, Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny
Muddy Waters, Having a rave up! and Edgar Broughton Band
EWAN KOTZ is impressed by the continuing creativity of a five-piece that rues the ruthlessness of capitalism in Australia
Prolific Australian cult rockers KGLW treated a Liverpool crowd to a typically eclectic gig says EWAN KOTZ