12 Bar Bruise is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 7 September 2012
It’s here. It’s KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD better than you’ve ever heard them. It’s literally everything you’ve ever dreamed of and more.
The first sound you hear is some muffled background noise. One single guitar strum makes your ears perk up, and then as if you didn’t expect it, you are thrown into ‘Elbow’ with an energy that can only be expected of the seven piece demon that is KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD. But we have discussed ‘Elbow.’ We have listened to ‘Bloody Ripper,’ we have experienced these moments in time and reminisce them with a puff of hazy smoke, a fervent head bang of appreciation, however you take your GIZZARD. This is bigger than that. This album is a… metamorphosis of sorts.
While the boys manage to keep the manic, grunged up, Gizzardy vibe so appreciated in ‘Willoughby’s Beach,’ there is so