L.W. (album)

L.W.
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released25 February 2021 (2021-02-25)
Recorded2020
GenrePsychedelic rock[1][2]
Length42:10
LabelFlightless
ProducerStu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Teenage Gizzard
(2020) 		L.W.
(2021) 		Butterfly 3000
(2021)
Singles from L.W.
  1. "If Not Now, Then When?"
    Released: 10 December 2020
  2. "O.N.E."
    Released: 28 January 2021
  3. "Pleura"
    Released: 18 February 2021

L.W. (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 3) is the seventeenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 25 February 2021 by Flightless.[3] The album was preceded by 3 singles, ("If Not Now, Then When?",[4] "O.N.E."[5] and "Pleura"[6]) which were released alongside music videos uploaded to YouTube. L.W. is a companion album to K.G. Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2, released only four months before, and a continuation of microtonal themes first featured in Flying Microtonal Banana (2017).[7]

  1. ^ "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: L.W. – Review". Vinyl Chapters. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ Carey, Wayne (26 February 2021). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: L.W. - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Richards, Will (17 January 2021). "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard look set to release new album 'L.W.' next month". NME. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Leas, Ryan (10 December 2020). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – "If Not Now, Then When?"". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Martin, Josh (28 January 2021). "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share new microtonal single 'O.N.E.'". NME. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ Martin, Josh (28 February 2021). "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share 'Pleura' with music video filmed and uploaded in one day". NME. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ Carey, Wayne (25 February 2021). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: L.W. – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 3 March 2021.