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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard unveil new single, "Field Of Vision"

06 August 2024, 13:41 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have shared ‘Field Of Vision", as the latest track from the forthcoming album, Flight b741.

"I remember Joey sending me a voice memo of him playing that main riff on acoustic guitar. From his couch to mine. The arrangement was a bit more complicated originally, I think. Perhaps it was closer to the “I lied to god” bridge that came together in the end. Anyway, I don’t think I really understood it or felt the groove, but once we were recording in the studio with the others, it grooved hard. The verse and chorus changes came together quickly and in real time, and we had a tune on our hands. Joey’s baby, this song. And Joey likes to do it right," King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie said of the song.

"Joey called me a couple of weeks after the sessions, saying we gotta cut the track “‘cos it’s shit”. What a bummer. And a surprise. Myself and Amby (who loved it) spent the next two days in the studio laying down our vocal parts and overdubs, trying to save it," he continues. "We dubbed in the guitar-solo-type-section with parts chopped up from outtakes and added a blown out guitar solo. It was a $100 harmony acoustic guitar played through some outboard gear that it was definitely not designed to be used with ha ha. Studios are fun. I hoped he liked it. We printed the tape and sent it to him with a note saying, “pleeease man, this has gotta be on the record”. Joey obliged (but not until after he redid all of his parts). Groove restored."

Flight b741 is set for release on 9 August via the band's own (p)doom records imprint, and is available to pre-order now.

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