Oddments is the fourth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 7 March 2014 on Flightless. It peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being re-released on vinyl in November 2018.[1] "Work This Time" remains the band's most listened-to track on Spotify, with over 40 million plays to date.[2]
Oddments was announced on 14 January 2014, with "Vegemite" serving as the album's lead single. Lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie said that the song was "probably the most literal song [he's] ever written".[3][4]Oddments consists of outtakes from the band's prior releases, with the album serving as a way to compile the songs without necessarily adhering to a sound or theme as the band had done up until that point;[5] the oddment nature of the songs (being leftovers from previous albums) gave the album its name.[6] The album opener "Alluda Majaka" refers to and features an audio sample of the Tollywood 1995 film of the same name. During production of the album, Mackenzie's laptop was stolen with the masters for several tracks on the album alongside a majority of the tracks from The Murlocs' debut album Loopholes, forcing both bands to rerecord the lost material.[7]
Oddments was King Gizzard's fourth album in 18 months, with some reviewers noting that the album's quality seemingly suffered from the rush to quickly turnaround new material.[5][10][11] Reviewers and retrospectives on the band's discography also noted that the album was overall stylistically fractured and incohesive, something other releases of theirs had not been prior nor since,[5][12][6] although some reviewers and retrospectives also pointed out that songs had a pop lean to them.[6][13]
Track listingedit
Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on Side A, and tracks 7–12 on Side B.[14]
^"A Star Is Born soundtrack holds #1 for third week". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2018. from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^Baroni, Nastassia (14 January 2014). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New LP 'Oddments', Drop Single 'Vegemite'". Music Feeds. from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^"King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album "Oddments" – Across The Ocean". acrosstheocean.com.au. 14 January 2014. from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ abcCrosbie, Niamh (7 March 2014). "An Analysis of 'Oddments' by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard". SpeakerTV. from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ abcSaunders, Luke (6 February 2020). "Every single King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, ranked". Happy Mag. from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^McCarthy, Dylan (27 March 2014). "King Gizzard, The Murlocs Lost "Entire Recordings" In Computer Robbery". Tone Deaf. from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^Sendra, Tim. "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Oddments Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^"King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard : Oddments". Beat Magazine. 17 March 2014. from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^Telford, Brendan (13 February 2014). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Oddments". themusic.com.au. from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^Handke, Tobias (19 November 2020). "We rank every King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album". purplesneakers.com.au. from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^Emery, Patrick (27 February 2014). "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Oddments". The Sydney Morning Herald. from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Oddments album
^"Australiancharts.com – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Oddments". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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Oddments is the fourth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard It was released on 7 March 2014 on Flightless It peaked at No 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being re released on vinyl in November 2018 1 Work This Time remains the band s most listened to track on Spotify with over 40 million plays to date 2 OddmentsStudio album by King Gizzard amp the Lizard WizardReleased7 March 2014 2014 03 07 GenrePsychedelic rock psychedelic pop folk rockLength32 07LabelFlightlessProducerStu MackenzieJoe WalkerKing Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard chronologyFloat Along Fill Your Lungs 2013 Oddments 2014 I m in Your Mind Fuzz 2014 Singles from Oddments Vegemite Released 13 January 2014Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground and recording editOddments was announced on 14 January 2014 with Vegemite serving as the album s lead single Lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie said that the song was probably the most literal song he s ever written 3 4 Oddments consists of outtakes from the band s prior releases with the album serving as a way to compile the songs without necessarily adhering to a sound or theme as the band had done up until that point 5 the oddment nature of the songs being leftovers from previous albums gave the album its name 6 The album opener Alluda Majaka refers to and features an audio sample of the Tollywood 1995 film of the same name During production of the album Mackenzie s laptop was stolen with the masters for several tracks on the album alongside a majority of the tracks from The Murlocs debut album Loopholes forcing both bands to rerecord the lost material 7 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Rolling Stone Australia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Oddments was King Gizzard s fourth album in 18 months with some reviewers noting that the album s quality seemingly suffered from the rush to quickly turnaround new material 5 10 11 Reviewers and retrospectives on the band s discography also noted that the album was overall stylistically fractured and incohesive something other releases of theirs had not been prior nor since 5 12 6 although some reviewers and retrospectives also pointed out that songs had a pop lean to them 6 13 Track listing editVinyl releases have tracks 1 6 on Side A and tracks 7 12 on Side B 14 Oddments track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Alluda Majaka Stu Mackenzie 3 342 Stressin Joey WalkerMackenzie 2 563 Vegemite Mackenzie 2 454 It s Got Old Mackenzie 2 585 Work This Time WalkerMackenzieWalkerMackenzie4 366 ABABCD WalkerWalker0 177 Sleepwalker Mackenzie 3 468 Hot Wax MackenzieAmbrose Kenny Smith 3 299 Crying Cook Craig 2 5610 Pipe Dream Craig 1 0111 Homeless Man in Adidas Mackenzie 3 2412 Oddments Mackenzie 0 25Total length 32 07Personnel editCredits for Oddments adapted from liner notes 15 King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard Michael Cavanagh Cook Craig Ambrose Kenny Smith Stu Mackenzie Eric Moore Lucas Skinner Joe Walker Additional musicians Monty Hartnett drums tracks 9 and 10 Production Stu Mackenzie production tracks 1 5 and 7 12 Joe Walker production tracks 2 5 and 6 Joe Carra mastering Jason Galea cover art and layout Jarrad Brown recording assistance track 7 Charts editChart performance for Oddments Chart 2018 Peak position Australian Albums ARIA 16 13References edit A Star Is Born soundtrack holds 1 for third week Australian Recording Industry Association 10 November 2018 Archived from the original on 10 November 2018 Retrieved 10 November 2018 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard on Spotify https open spotify com artist 6XYvaoDGE0VmRt83Jss9Sn Archived 20 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Baroni Nastassia 14 January 2014 King Gizzard amp The Lizard Wizard Announce New LP Oddments Drop Single Vegemite Music Feeds Archived from the original on 23 January 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 King Gizzard amp The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Oddments Across The Ocean acrosstheocean com au 14 January 2014 Archived from the original on 5 April 2020 Retrieved 18 June 2022 a b c Crosbie Niamh 7 March 2014 An Analysis of Oddments by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard SpeakerTV Archived from the original on 26 November 2020 Retrieved 18 June 2022 a b c Saunders Luke 6 February 2020 Every single King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album ranked Happy Mag Archived from the original on 16 August 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 McCarthy Dylan 27 March 2014 King Gizzard The Murlocs Lost Entire Recordings In Computer Robbery Tone Deaf Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Sendra Tim King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard Oddments Album Reviews Songs amp More AllMusic Archived from the original on 6 December 2022 Retrieved 6 December 2022 Wallen Doug 1 Archived 2018 01 01 at the Wayback Machine Rolling Stone Australia Retrieved 5 June 2017 King Gizzard amp The Lizard Wizard Oddments Beat Magazine 17 March 2014 Archived from the original on 24 October 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Telford Brendan 13 February 2014 King Gizzard amp The Lizard Wizard Oddments themusic com au Archived from the original on 24 October 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Handke Tobias 19 November 2020 We rank every King Gizzard amp The Lizard Wizard album purplesneakers com au Archived from the original on 1 March 2023 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Emery Patrick 27 February 2014 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Oddments The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Oddments at Discogs list of releases Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Oddments album Australiancharts com King Gizzard amp the Lizard Wizard Oddments Hung Medien Retrieved 1 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oddments amp oldid 1203881715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
