Flight b741 | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard |
Cover: | FlightB741.jpg |
Border: | yes |
Alt: | A wooden airplane four-wings-high stacked with model pigs and straw and flying in the clouds. |
Genre: | Blues rock |
Length: | 43:06 |
Label: | p(doom) |
Producer: | Stu Mackenzie |
Prev Title: | The Silver Cord |
Prev Year: | 2023 |
Flight b741 is the 26th studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 9 August 2024. The album was announced on 1 July and was made available for pre-order eight days later.[1] This album marks a return to the band's blues rock and boogie roots. Flight b741 is the first King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard record to be released on their new label, P(doom) Records.
On 27 October 2023, when the band released their 25th studio album, The Silver Cord, they posted a thank you post via Instagram[2] while teasing another record. On 6 May 2024, the band announced their new label, p(doom) Records, which they named after the concept of P(doom) in artificial intelligence.[3] During the European leg of the band's World Tour 2024, multiple songs from Flight b741 would be debuted a month before the album's announcement.[4]
The album was based on jam sessions and sees the band incorporating a blues rock style reminiscent of their sound on 2019's Fishing for Fishies. Lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie said about the record: "We're having a lot of fun, but we're often singing about some pretty heavy shit," Mackenzie adds, "and probably hitting on some deeper, more universal themes than usual. It's not a sci-fi record, it's about life and stuff. But the record is like a really fun weekend with your mates, you know? Like, proper fun."[5]
Mackenzie also stated:
The album cover for Flight b741 was designed by Jason Galea and features a wooden airplane piloted by eight pigs. According to an Instagram post by Galea, the airplane is a model, and the pigs were meticulously crafted from clay.
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Peak position | ||
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 8 | |
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UK Albums Sales (OCC)[7] | 25 | |
US Billboard 200[8] | 118 | |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 21 |