PAPER MÂCHÉ DREAM BALLOON

This album is probably where we first see the truly unexpected gizz experiments. Any album previously has been kinda hinted at in prior work (Like Sam Cherry's Last Shot being an Eyes Like The Sky type track), but this truly feels like a left turn in their discography, especially with what comes after. But as a left turn it's about as successful as it could be. This is on the surface a really charming acoustic pop record perfect for the summer or the like, but I'd also argue that this is some of the best songwriting king gizzard has to offer. They're really tapping into their 60s and 70s bag with lots of interesting chord progressions and lush arrangements which is really unlike them up to this point. They also manage to keep most of the tracks pretty short while still packing in so many different ideas.

While most of the tracks kinda embody the same vibe I'd say there are a few that divert from the rest and while it diminishes them a bit I still like them for what they are. I am of course talking the spooky Trapdoor and the two bluesier tracks The Bitter Boogie and N.G.R.I (Bloodstain). To a certain degree one could also add in the closer but it's more of an extended outro medley than a full track. When it comes to the rest though I'd say my favorites would probably be Bone, Dirt and Most of What I Like. They just have that sort of extra oomph and variety in their arrangements

This is pretty good 3.0

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