| "Deadstick" | ||||
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| Single by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | ||||
| from the album Phantom Island | ||||
| Released | 15 April 2025 | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Deadstick" on YouTube | ||||
"Deadstick" is a single by Australian rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released on 15 April 2025, as part of their 27th studio album Phantom Island .
Announced on April 9, Deadstick is the second single from KGLW's upcoming 27th studio album Phantom Island . [1] [2] The single's name is a reference to Deadsticking, or when a plane propeller stops mid-flight. [1] [2] The single's release coincided with a statement that the new album will come out on June 13, 2025. [2]
An entry into the Gizzverse, the shared story across KGLW songs, the lyrics of the song revolve around Flight b741 flying into a storm and being forced to make a deadstick landing on an island. [2] As with the rest of the album, the songs lyrics are less grounded but more melancholy when compared to Flight b741. [3]
BrooklynVegan described the track as "a horn-filled, boogie-forward soulful rock song" while XS noize described it as "a giddy jazz-rock riot". [3] [1]
Deadstick has a music video directed by Guy Tyzak that centers around the band dressed as air-force pilots, and actors dressed as tourists and the devil, dancing around a massive plane made out of cardboard that appears to have crashed. [1] [4]