Quarters!
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard · 2015
40 min · 4 tracks · psychedelic rock
Exploratory jams blend intricate melodies and hypnotic rhythms, creating an immersive psychedelic sound journey across four extended tracks.
Top tracks — play these first
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The River — This track opens the album with a fluid blend of intricate guitar lines and rhythmic shifts that set the tone for the entire listening experience.
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Infinite Rise — With its dynamic tempo changes and evolving motifs, this song encapsulates the band's knack for creating engaging sonic landscapes over extended durations.
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God Is in the Rhythm — This track features a captivating groove that seamlessly intertwines vocals and instrumentals, highlighting the band's ability to maintain interest throughout its ten-minute duration.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's structured approach and immersive grooves create a unique listening experience while maintaining strong cohesion.
What we noticed
- Each of the four tracks is exactly ten minutes long, creating a uniform structure that emphasizes extended musical exploration.
- The album features a consistent use of repetitive motifs and layered instrumentation, allowing for gradual evolution within each track.
- Rhythmic shifts occur frequently, with sections that build intensity before dropping into quieter passages, maintaining listener engagement.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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9/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Experimental — Features an ambitious format with extended tracks, showcasing a departure from their earlier sound.
- Themes
- psychedelic soundscapes· extended jam sessions· fluid guitar motifs
- Career context
- By the time of Quarters!' release in January 2015, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard had already established themselves with several albums. This project followed their acclaimed album I'm In Your Mind Fuzz and showcased their willingness to experiment further with composition and structure, as each track is precisely ten minutes long.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Ty Segall· Pond· Tame Impala
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 The River 10:10
- 2 Infinite Rise 10:10
- 3 God Is in the Rhythm 10:10
- 4 Lonely Steel Sheet Flyer 10:10
What to play next
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
2015
Continues the psychedelic exploration with a more melodic and whimsical approach.
Oddments
2014
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