Gumboot Soup

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Gumboot Soup
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Studio album by
Released31 December 2017 (2017-12-31)
Studio
  • Flightless HQ (tracks 1, 4, 8-11; add. on tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Rada, Perth (tracks 2, 7)
  • bandmember Joey Walker's bedroom (track 5)
  • Whammy Bar, Auckland (add. on tracks 2, 4, 5)
Genre
Length44:08
Label Flightless
Producer Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Polygondwanaland
(2017)
Gumboot Soup
(2017)
Fishing for Fishies
(2019)
Singles from Gumboot Soup
  1. "All Is Known"
    Released: 12 December 2017
  2. "Beginner's Luck"
    Released: 12 December 2017
  3. "The Last Oasis"
    Released: 20 December 2017
  4. "Greenhouse Heat Death"
    Released: 20 December 2017

Gumboot Soup is the thirteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 31 December 2017 by Flightless. The album is the final of five albums released by the band in 2017. The artwork was designed by longtime band collaborator Jason Galea.

Contents

Background

Stu Mackenzie stated in an interview that the album is composed of songs that didn't fit in any of the other four albums released by the band in 2017, and that the album is more song oriented than the other releases that year. [3] He also stated that he worked through the Christmas period of 2017 to complete the album before the end of the year. [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [5]

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on Side A, and tracks 7–11 on Side B. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beginner's Luck"
4:25
2."Greenhouse Heat Death"Mackenzie4:13
3."Barefoot Desert"
3:43
4."Muddy Water"
3:38
5."Superposition"Walker3:35
6."Down the Sink"Craig3:59
7."The Great Chain of Being"Mackenzie4:50
8."The Last Oasis"
  • Mackenzie
  • Kenny-Smith
  • Walker
3:34
9."All Is Known"Mackenzie3:34
10."I'm Sleepin' In"Mackenzie3:00
11."The Wheel"
  • Mackenzie
  • Kenny-Smith
5:37
Total length:44:08

Personnel

Credits for Gumboot Soup adapted from liner notes. [7]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Production

Design

Charts

Chart performance for Gumboot Soup
Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 154
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [10] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 4
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [13] 76

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