The Land Before Time land

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have never shied away from the studio, but the psychedelic Aussies broke all records by releasing not one, not two, but five albums in 2022. Now back in the studio to work on their 24th long-player, bandleader Stu Mackenzie reveals the secrets of their impressive creativity and why he’s doing it all for the fans.

Julian Marszałek

Stu Mackenzie, the singer and guitarist at the head of Australian psychedelic rockers King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, shudders when he thinks back to the global events of 2020 that brought the planet to a standstill. “Your whole existence is called into question when something like this happens,” he says from his home in Melbourne. “It was an existential threat, because it was like, ‘What is my purpose if not to go play music for other human beings?’” Given the prolific nature of the band – they’d released a total of 15 albums in the seven years since their 2012 debut, 12 Bar Bruise – it’s hard not to sympathise with their predicament. But King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard are nothing if not hardy souls and so, despite…

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