Butterfly 3000

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Butterfly 3000
Butterfly 3000 cover.jpg
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)
Genre
Length43:52
LabelKGLW
ProducerStu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
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Butterfly 3000 is the 18th studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 11 June 2021. It is the band's first album to have no release on Flightless Records, instead being released on the band's own label KGLW. It is their second studio LP of 2021, following February's L.W.. The album was described as "melodic" and "psychedelic" upon its initial announcement on 10 May, along with the words "cross-eyed auto-stereogram", in reference to the album art.[4][5]

Background[]

On 19 March, the band released one of the live performances from their recent tour as a bootleg album, titled Live in Melbourne '21, as well as their 13th Gizzymail newsletter. In the mail, there was a statement that read, "We've been having heaps of fun cooking up NEW STUFF in the studio. Can't wait to share new music with you." This suggested that the band had a new album in the works.

On 11 May, the band revealed their next album: Butterfly 3000, due 11 June, and stated the album would have no singles leading to release.[6] Matthew Ismael Ruiz of Pitchfork reported on the album with additional news from the band; "that it would have 10 tracks, that it was built around modular synth loops and the album art would be a 'cross-eyed autostereogram' by long-time collaborator Jason Galea."[7]

The album was referred as "a suite of 10 songs" in the press release which suggested the songs were connected musically, and the final album's tracks all segue into another.[8] The press release also described it as "[possibly] their most fearless leap into the unknown yet." Multiple articles breaking down the press release suggested the album would be a psychedelic, Animal Collective-style dream pop/neo-psychedelia record.[3]

No information was revealed other than the aforementioned attributes and a 15-second snippet[9] until its release, no singles were revealed, and unlike the band's last few albums, the album did not leak. In anticipation of the albums's release, frontman Stu Mackenzie stated that it was his "favourite Gizzard album".[10]

The band released the album on 11 June 2021 as planned in Australia, but put the album online for all other territories early through Bandcamp. The next day, the band announced that every song on the album would get a music video, with the video for Yours being the first released, on 14 June.[11][12]

Track listing[]

Butterfly 3000 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yours"Stu Mackenzie4:35
2."Shanghai"
  • Mackenzie
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith
4:01
3."Dreams"Mackenzie4:04
4."Blue Morpho"Mackenzie3:51
5."Interior People"
  • Joey Walker
  • Mackenzie
5:15
6."Catching Smoke"
  • Mackenzie
  • Walker
6:28
7."2.02 Killer Year"
  • Mackenzie
  • Kenny-Smith
3:19
8."Black Hot Soup"Mackenzie5:12
9."Ya Love"
4:16
10."Butterfly 3000"Mackenzie2:51
Total length:43:52

Personnel[]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard [13]

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–10), synthesiser (tracks 1–10), mellotron (tracks 1–4, 7), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), bass guitar (tracks 1–6, 8, 9), drums (tracks 1, 4, 6, 9, 10), piano (tracks 2, 6), wurlitzer (track 4), percussion (tracks 6–8)
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums (tracks 1–10)
  • Cook Craig – synthesiser (tracks 2, 6, 8–10), electric guitar (tracks 6, 8), percussion (track 8), mellotron (track 9), bass guitar (tracks 9, 10)
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6–9), percussion (tracks 1–4, 6–10), harmonica (track 1), saxophone (track 4)
  • Joey Walker – vocals (tracks 5, 6), acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 6), electric guitar (tracks 5, 6), synthesiser (tracks 5, 6), keyboards (track 5)

Production

  • Stu Mackenzie – production, mixing (tracks 1-4, 6-10)
  • Joey Walker – mixing (tracks 5, 6)
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Charts[]

Chart performance for Butterfly 3000
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Rogers, Becky (2021-06-10). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – 'Butterfly 3000' review: sun-kissed psych positivity". NME. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ Coney, Brian (2021-06-10). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Redfern, Mark. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Second New Album of 2021". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ "Butterfly 3000 - June 11 - No singles - Melodic + psychedelic - Cross-eyed autostereogram". Retrieved 2021-05-23 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Alex. "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announce new album 'Butterfly 3000'". NME. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  6. ^ "Butterfly 3000". Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  8. ^ Broerman, Michael. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Secretive New Album, 'Butterfly 3000'". Live For Live Music. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  9. ^ King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live In Sydney '21, retrieved 2021-06-02
  10. ^ "Butterfly 3000 is my favourite gizzard album - stu". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  11. ^ "Every song on BF3K has a music video". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  12. ^ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Yours (Official Video)".
  13. ^ https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/butterfly-3000
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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