Their fourth release this year (a fifth is planned before year’s end), Polygondwanaland, sees the Melbournian septet pinball from sludgy metal riffs to free-jazz noodling - often in the course of the same track; the 11-minute Crumbling Castle features odd time signatures nestled beside intricate acoustic folk - and pastoral arrangements.
Though at times prog-by-numbers, their trippy sonic tapestries and endorsement of DIY aesthetics are most commendable.
• King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Polygondwanaland. RecordJet.
• ★★★ (out of five)
Single download: Inner Cell
For those who like: Tame Impala, The Mars Volta
— John Hayden
