By New Wave Editorial 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a new album, Entropy, due Dec. 4 through their own label, (p)doom records. The band has also released a lead single, “Rogue Wave,” whose credit sheet says it was “recorded in the future by aliens,” according to the original report on the announcement.
A companion to Alien Metal
Entropy is a companion to the band’s most recent album, Alien Metal, which marked a surreal, space-themed turn for the group. Both records came out of the same sessions. The band first planned to put them out together, but Entropy needed more time.
“Entropy began to feel like its own project, something that could stand on its own, and needed a little longer to simmer,” Stu Mackenzie said. He added that the band decided to commit, dig deeper into the sound and challenge themselves more. “Entropy’s definitely coming from its own place,” he said.
Eurorack and “Nathan”
The album continues the band’s interest in Eurorack, a modular synthesizer system. It has become such a central part of this era that the group treats it as an unofficial seventh member and calls it Nathan.
The eight-song tracklist is:
1. “Aeon”
2. “Heaven & Hell”
3. “Hard Sync”
4. “Rogue Wave”
5. “Angel”
6. “To Mercury…”
7. “Face Of The Earth”
8. “Entropy”
Tour dates and festival news
The band also announced tour dates for next year. Tickets go on sale this Friday. There will be no Field Of Vision festival in 2027. According to a statement, Meadow Creek and Chaffee County “were unable to agree upon permit conditions.” The summer leg of the tour still includes three shows in Colorado.
Other projects
King Gizzard are also reportedly featured on another forthcoming Justice track for the GTA 6 soundtrack. That would follow “Flower In A Hurricane,” which became the band’s first Hot 100 hit.
Entropy is out Dec. 4 on (p)doom records, and pre-orders are available.
Source: stereogum.com
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