The second of the band’s two 2015 releases puts on display the acoustic version of the band! Live from the farm! ![]() KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Paper Mâché Dream Balloon 3.5 star album rated up for maturity and flow. This is a dark but powerful album with a wonderful finale but fails to hook one into coming back for more on a regular basis. The finale, "Piss Crowns Are Trebled" (13:50) fulfills and completes expectations for a GY!BE album with some interesting layers, multiple themes and melodies going on at multiple levels all working into an interesting and intricate weave of top-notch Post Rock (9/10). "Lambs' Breath" (9:53) is mostly disturbing hypnotic background music (7/10)-which gets more disturbing with the third song, "Asunder Sweet" (6:13) but at least develops into something interesting in a SWANS-like way (8/10). The opener, "Peasantry or 'Light! Inside of Light'" (10:28) is strong but plods along without seeming to go anywhere new or exciting (8/10), while the atmospheric 2. The payoff is, however, quite rewarding as the album seems to get stronger and build in its power the further you go into it. As with many GY!BE albums, this one is really one piece, start to finish-which can also be taxing upon the listener. Is a powerful and engaging album that unfortunately requires full attention in order to truly enjoy and appreciate it. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
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