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Phantom Island

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Phantom Island

The 27th studio album from the Melbourne psych-rock six-piece features a collaboration with composer Chad Kelly

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
p(doom)
UK Release date
13/06/2025
US Release date
13/06/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Spill Magazine

    It is great, modern baroque pop with a King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard twist
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  2. 9.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Phantom Island is King Gizz at their best producing yet another album that can not only be heralded for its precision and progression, but for once again showing how to take a bundle of diverse ingredients and transform them into a cohesive, intriguing, and overall fun experience, while remaining introspective and exploratory
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    A timely pause in an otherwise full-throttle discography, Phantom Island is a mature reflection on grappling with success. Musically, King Gizzard may never step foot in the same stream twice, but it's clear they're here for each other wherever the current takes them
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  4. 8.0 |   DIY

    A joyous ten-track delight
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The addition of Chad Kelly's orchestral arrangements to the band's initial recordings strikes decisive new ground. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A dense, cosmic country, limber astro-funk and psychedelic pop record, it might be KGATLW's finest to date. Print edition only

  7. 7.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    A good Gizzard record, but perhaps not a great one
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  8. 7.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    The album’s big sound and intense optimism offer a lot of brightness to take in. But anyone listening to a band called King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard should not expect subtlety
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  9. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    The prolific Australian group lavishes its gently trippy compositions with orchestral arrangements. The results are often frustrating and overstuffed, but include occasional sparks of magic
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  10. 6.4 |   Northern Transmissions

    Phantom Island’s maturity in sound is maybe its most novel feature
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  11. 6.0 |   Far Out

    If a ‘70s-inspired rock musical is what the band members were going for, they certainly achieved their goal, but it often feels rather corny and lacking in the poignancy and endurance that comes with KGATLW’s strongest albums
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  12. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    On Phantom Island, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard keep it fresh with an orchestral twist on their usual psych-rock formula
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  13. 4.0 |   All Music

    It's a trick of alchemy the band usually specialize in, but the magic is sadly absent from this overly upholstered, clumsily ornate, and intensely disappointing return trip into the realm of boogie rock
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