12 BAR BRUISE

"12 Bar Bruise" is the debut record of KING GIZZARD released in 2012. Twelve tracks under 35 minutes means we get a lot of shorties and none reach 4 minutes. A lot of youthful energy on display here and a definite punk vibe. The sound quality is loud and jumbled to my ears so whether it's the sound quality or the music itself it's a fail in my opinion.

The fact that the Garage Rock sub genre that gets thrown at their early stuff, more specifically this album, is true from the sound alone. The second record "Eyes Like The Sky" is more about narration than music and the third is a Psychedelic album so... Interesting that a song like "Sam Cherry's Last Shot" would be on here being out of place but clearly the band are drawn to the Western subject matter and the next record is all about that so a bit of a hint at what's coming I suppose.

I don't give out many 2 star ratings but this is well earned.