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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard<\/a> have shared a snippet of new music that seems to indicate a turn toward a techno-driven sound on their upcoming album.<\/p>\n The prolific Melbourne psych rock band confirmed Saturday (April 25) that their 28th studio record is finished, taking to Instagram to share a clip that sees the band members positioned behind wired-up synths as what appears to be a high-octane techno beat rings out.<\/p>\n The video was accompanied by a simple caption announcing that the album was done.\u00a0The brief glimpse at their new material marks a notable sonic shift from 2025\u2019s \u2018Phantom Island\u2019<\/a>, which drew heavily on orchestral arrangements.<\/p>\n That said, the band have worked through various genres from album to album, and their fans are currently convinced that they\u2019re also working on a bluegrass record with Billy Strings, although there\u2019s been no confirmation on those rumours.<\/p>\n As with their recent output, their forthcoming album is expected to arrive through the band\u2019s own p(doom) Records imprint.<\/p>\n It comes after the band hit\u00a0out at their\u00a0apparent\u00a0AI replacement on\u00a0Spotify<\/a> late last year.\u00a0It came after they announced that they were pulling all of their music from the platform<\/a> over their opposition to the company\u2019s founder, Daniel Ek, funding the Helsing corporation.<\/p>\n Ek co-founded the investment company Prima Materia, which has invested over \u20ac600million in Helsing, a Munich-based company creating drones and artificial intelligence for military operations, per the\u00a0Financial Times<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n Following their withdrawal, a series of songs were uploaded to a Spotify page named King Lizard Wizard, with some believing they were AI-generated. King Gizzard frontman Stu Mackenzie was credited as the composer on the tracks.<\/p>\n On their alleged AI replacement, Mackenzie told The Music<\/i><\/a>: \u201cTrying to see the irony in this situation. But seriously wtf we are truly doomed\u201d.<\/p>\n Mackenzie later explained their decision<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0been saying fuck Spotify for years. In our circle of musician friends,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what people say all the time, for\u00a0all of\u00a0these other reasons which are well documented.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on to explain that while he doesn\u2019t consider himself an activist and was not comfortable \u201csoapboxing\u201d, it felt like\u00a0\u201ca decision staying true to ourselves, and doing what we think is\u00a0is\u00a0right for our\u00a0music, having our music in places that we feel all right about.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe thing that made it hard was I do want to have our\u00a0music be\u00a0accessible to people,\u201d he added.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0really care about making money from streaming. I know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0unfair, and I know they are banking so much. But for me personally, I just want to make music, and I want people to be able to listen to it. The hard part was to take that away from so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n Since their decision,\u00a0King Gizzard have put their albums up for sale on Bandcamp<\/a>, allowing fans to name their price \u2013 and you can access their records here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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