I do love a short announcement to release window. You know the album will be good when you see the cover art and wonder what the fuck Jason is doing.
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The pigs flying tweet was indeed some pretty hard foreshadowing. And while the vibe of the new songs hasn’t overly blown me away/struck a chord with me I’m still very stoked!
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But yeah, the cover art is fantastic.
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Yeah I’m just keen for a pretty straightforward album to be honest, they’ve always swung between pushing for a new sound or level, then taking it easy for a bit. If this results in something like Paper Mache Dream Balloon or Fishing For Fishies again then that’s fine by me.
I can’t say I listen to much of this basic 70s rock kind of stuff generally, but going off the live performances this will be easy to get into.
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There isn’t a new song they debuted in Europe that hasn’t landed well with me. They all sound great, and you can hear that they all hang together well. I can’t wait to find out what the other tracks sound like.
I’m really curious if any of the tracks are done acoustically like they did in Brighton.
The album cover is such a different look from the rest! I love what I’m seeing. Such a clever yet simple title to the album, too. Lots to be excited about!
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What an exciting bit of news to wake up to. Love the art and loved all the debuts in Europe! Looking forward to this album tremendously. The lyrics that I caught in Europe on the new songs all seem awesome as well. So excited for this release
A rocking blues album perfect for the summer
So stoked for this. Is the cover a photograph? Appears to be, but hard to tell for sure. Love the hay flying everywhere, though.
When you say clever are you suggesting that you are catching some sort of subtle message in it? Am I missing something?
Yeah it’s a photo, another of the diorama covers with a bit of digital manipulation this time I’d say.
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really looking forward to that one and all the preorders to choose from
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The album is here! How are you listening? Doing anything special? What’s your take?
I’d already listened through a few times, but just took my 12-year-old with me on a rainy drive to the river and back to give the album a full and focused listen. She liked it just about as much as I did. I was impressed when she pointed out that Stu doesn’t take lead vocals as much on this album. She also thinks Cavs should sing more. We talked about how it sounds like the band is growing to be so comfortable in sharing the center stage.
I really connected to Daily Blues on this listen with the sections making me feel some kinship with The River in a weird way. The title track impressed me more and so did Rats in the Sky this time around. Sad Pilot didn’t so much, but I’ve heard that one a lot of times by now. Antarctica is the one I find most fun, but Le Risque is my favorite.
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b741 is really strong. I was grooving throughout. Made me want to dance, which is something I rarely feel (I might like dancing!). Having the whole band sing on this was such a good move. I love hearing Cook, Lucas and Cavs at the front even just for a bit.
The title track is the highlight here with Sam Joseph’s pedal steel, the vocals from Lucas/Cook/Stu/Joey and those choruses. Those lyrics too, wow. Stu’s verse in particular is incredible in that regard. Mirage City has that country twang to it with huge peaks. Antarctica is early 70s Elton John/Little Feat with Gizzard’s twist. Very fun. Rats In The Sky isn’t what I thought it would be but I think it turned out good. Really seems like a Pipe-Eye tune to me. Daily Blues is a great, meaningful ending and the roll call is so catchy, I keep repeating that in my head. I honestly think the singles were the weakest here now that I’m hearing the rest of this. I really like Hog Calling Contest, Le Risque is good but not the most interesting in the grand scheme of this album and Field of Vision is so-so. Good but the weakest. If that’s your worst though… This one feels different to me. There’s a lot of standout Gizzard albums but it feels like a breath of fresh air coming out of the conceptual stuff since 2022.
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I keep thinking what else they could debut or bust out to go along with the sound of this album in the live setting? Hell’s Itch or Evilest Man debut? Muckraker, Uh Oh, I called Mom, Real’s Not Real, or Birdsong bust out?
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Think I’ve finally digested the album in full. Feel like I’ve seen a somewhat mixed reaction from the fanbase but this is exactly what I was expecting from it, super happy with it. Not sure it makes the top 5 but it’s in the stronger half of the discography. Wasn’t sure how much I’d like the vocal duties getting spread throughout the members of the band but Cookie and Lucas in particular really wowed me. Favorites are Mirage City, Flight b741, and Rats in the Sky. Hope I catch as much of the album as I can live in the coming month.
I really love it. Yet another different sound, and possibly the best we have heard in terms really trying to learn multi part vocal harmonies.
A few of these will be absolute bangers live (Le risqué, raw feel)
Can’t wait to see some shows in September/November
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All of these songs keep growing on me except for probably Sad Pilot. Maybe it’s that we heard that one a lot during tour already.
Daily Blues just keeps getting better and better to my ears. That is song that should reach legendary status.
i’ve been playing it in my headphones, in my car and at home on the speakers for the last 4 days. when i’m not listening to it, it’s playing in my head. 
top 3 songs for me at the moment-
field of vision (can’t wait for the debut at forest hills!!)
raw feel
rats in the sky
gizz tour is almost here!! 🫨🫨🫨
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