Flying Microtonal Banana

Flying Microtonal Banana
Flying Microtonal Banana
Studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released	24 February 2017
Recorded	April–September 2016
Studio	Flightless HQ
Genre	Psychedelic rock; acid rock; experimental rock; krautrock;
Length	41:53
Label	Flightless; ATO; Heavenly;
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Singles from Flying Microtonal Banana
	"Rattlesnake"; Released: 10 November 2016; "Nuclear Fusion"; Released: 21 December 2016; "Sleep Drifter"; Released: 17 January 2017;

Flying Microtonal Banana (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 1) is the ninth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 24 February 2017 on Flightless Records in Australia,^[1] ATO Records in the United States,^[2] and Heavenly Recordings in the United Kingdom.^[3] It is the first of five albums released by the band in 2017^[4] and their first exploration of microtonal music, utilising custom-built instruments.

The album earned the band a nomination for Best Group at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, losing to Gang of Youths for Go Farther in Lightness. The album peaked at number two on the ARIA charts (their first top 10), and it is also the first album by the band to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at 170.

^ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Flightless Records. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Flying Microtonal Banana – Out Feb 24". www.atorecords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Flying Microtonal Banana". Heavenly Emporium. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ Perry, Kevin EG (12 November 2016). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: can the psych band release five albums in one year?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[1] "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Flightless Records. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[2] "Flying Microtonal Banana – Out Feb 24". www.atorecords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[3] "King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Flying Microtonal Banana". Heavenly Emporium. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[4] Perry, Kevin EG (12 November 2016). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: can the psych band release five albums in one year?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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