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Float Along – Fill Your Lungs is the third studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released months after their second album, Eyes Like the Sky. It was released on 27 September 2013 on Flightless Records and was re-released on vinyl in November 2018 by Flightless and ATO Records.[1] The re-release peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[2] The album was a change in style for the band, with the album being more psychedelic than their previous releases.[3]

Float Along – Fill Your Lungs
Studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released	27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)
Genre	Psychedelic rock garage rock raga rock
Length	41:54
Label	Flightless
Producer	Stu Mackenzie Paul Maybury Jarrad Brown
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Eyes Like the Sky (2013) Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (2013) Oddments (2014)
Singles from Float Along – Fill Your Lungs
"30 Past 7" Released: 30 July 2013 "Head On/Pill" Released: 19 April 2014

Background and recording

Float Along – Fill Your Lungs was released in September 2013, released seven months after the release of their previous album, Eyes Like the Sky. It is the band's third album and seventh recorded release, and the first to feature second drummer, Eric Moore, using a drum kit as opposed to theremin and keyboards as used previously.[4] The album was recorded in home studios and sheds[5] in Darraweit Guim, Deniliquin, and Anglesea,[4] where they experimented with a psychedelic sound as opposed to the western sound in their previous album.[4][6][7] The band furthered their experimentation by experimenting synthesisers and the sitar, while also using unique time signatures in their music for the first time.[4] It was produced by Paul Maybury, Jarrad Brown, and band member Stu Mackenzie.[8]

Before the album's release a live video for "Head On/Pill" was released and the band played the full album live earlier in 2013 in order to support the album's release.[6]

Singles

Two singles were released in support of the album.[4] The first of these was "Head On/Pill", which was released as a music video on YouTube on July 2, 2013.[9] It was followed by "30 Past 7", which was released on July 31, 2013.[10] "Head On/Pill" was first shown when it was performed live in early 2013, prior to the album's release.[6][11] Both singles feature prominent sitar.[6]

"Head On/Pill" was received positively by critics, with John Paul of Pop Matters calling the song a "sixteen-minute epic"[3] and Patrick Emery of the Sydney Morning Herald calling it an "epic opening",[12] with the song receiving further praise for its ability to keep the listener listening despite its length.[13]

"30 Past 7" was also received well and was described as slow and ethereal by some.[5] The use of the sitar in the song was viewed positively by critics,[6] who said that it fit into the song and fulfilled a purpose.[5]

Music videos

There were two music videos released for the singles, "30 Past 7" and "Head On/Pill", from Float Along – Fill Your Lungs.[4]

The music video for "Head On/Pill" was created by friend of the band, Syd Row, and shows the band performing a live recording of the song in their studio.[9]

The video for "30 Past 7" was created by long-time King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard collaborator Jason Galea who created the video using old VHS footage and white noise.[10] The video was made to represent the feeling of waking up early in the morning for work, and features scenes designed to represent a worker fighting their boss and going insane from their job.[10]

Music

In Float Along – Fill Your Lungs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard experimented with a more psychedelic sound.[4] As well as psychedelic, the music on the album has been described as garage and fuzz.[3][13] The album has also been described as experimental, drawing influences from the music of the 60s[13] as well as featuring instruments such as the sitar[6] in its music. The album differed from previous releases due to its further experimentation into psychedelic sounds and its use of unique instruments such as the sitar.[6][13]

Critics described the album as psychedelic, garage, and fuzz.[6][13] Indre McGlinn of the music network called the musical style of Float Along – Fill Your Lungs a “maturing” when compared with the band's previous work, with the stylistic choices made by the band differing from those found in their previous albums.[13]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[3]
AllMusic	[7]
Sydney Morning Herald	[12]

Reception of the album was generally positive, with many authors praising the experimentation found within the album.[6][13] In a review from AllMusic, Tim Sendra describes Float Along – Fill Your Lungs as "cool and definitely worth getting into" with the album receiving 3 and a half out of 5 stars.[7] Patrick Emery from The Sydney Morning Herald described the album as a "fantastic and truly mesmerising record."[12] The re-release of Float Along – Fill Your Lungs peaked at number 12 on the ARIA music charts in 2018.[2]

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–3 on Side A, and tracks 4–8 on Side B.[14]

Personnel

Credits for Float Along – Fill Your Lungs adapted from liner notes.[8]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

• Michael Cavanagh
• Cook Craig
• Ambrose Kenny-Smith
• Stu Mackenzie
• Eric Moore
• Lucas Skinner
• Joe Walker

Production

• Stu Mackenzie – production, recording
• Paul Maybury – co-production, recording, mixing
• Jarrad Brown – co-production, recording, mixing (track 6)
• Michael Badger – mixing (track 1)
• Joe Carra – mastering
• Ben Butcher – front cover photo
• Jason Galea – projections, art, layout, back cover photo

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	12

References

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