Nonagon Infinity

Nonagon Infinity
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
StudioDaptone Studios in Brooklyn, New York[1][2]
Genre
Length41:45
Label
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
(2015) 		Nonagon Infinity
(2016) 		Flying Microtonal Banana
(2017)
Singles from Nonagon Infinity
  1. "Gamma Knife"
    Released: 9 March 2016
  2. "People-Vultures"
    Released: 4 April 2016
  3. "Mr. Beat"
    Released: 11 April 2016

Nonagon Infinity is the eighth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 29 April 2016 on ATO Records.[1] The album is designed to play as an "infinite loop" where each song segues into the next and the last song segues into the first, so that "the record can be played front-to-back-to-front-to-back and the sound won't break".[3] The title is a reference to this idea, as there are nine songs on the album that could be played "infinitely".

Considered the band's breakthrough album, Nonagon Infinity earned positive reviews from critics and gave King Gizzard greater international exposure, while becoming their first release to make the top 20 of the Australian albums chart. The album "controversially" won Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, with some accusing the ARIA of miscategorizing Nonagon Infinity.[4] The album won Best Album at the Music Victoria Awards of 2016.[5][6]

The band has referenced or expanded upon various aspects of the album on subsequent projects. The opening track, "Robot Stop", briefly features use of microtonal tuning, a technique explored further on the band's follow-up, Flying Microtonal Banana, while themes from Nonagon Infinity were revisited in "The Lord of Lightning vs. Balrog" suite from their 2017 album, Murder of the Universe.

  1. ^ a b Katzif, Mike (21 April 2016). "Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 'Nonagon Infinity'". NPR. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (21 April 2016). "Stream King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Nonagon Infinity". Stereogum. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ Shane Barnes (29 April 2016). "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: So Post-Music Not Even the Lead Singer Can Describe It".
  4. ^ Moskovitch, Greg (25 November 2016). "Aussie Heavy Bands Are Slamming King Gizzard's ARIA Win". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.