The Dripping Tap

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"The Dripping Tap"
Single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
from the album Omnium Gatherum
Released9 March 2022
Genre
Length18:17
Label KGLW
Songwriter(s) Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
Producer(s) Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard singles chronology
"Pleura"
(2021)		"The Dripping Tap"
(2022)		"Magenta Mountain"
(2022)

"The Dripping Tap" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released in 2022 as the lead single from their twentieth studio album, Omnium Gatherum . Over 18 minutes in length, the song was first composed during studio sessions for the 2019 album Fishing for Fishies and re-recorded with all band members present following a period of remote collaboration during COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Recording

While the song was first released on Omnium Gatherum , an early version of the song was first played during the Fishing for Fishies sessions, the song would be scrapped until after COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted, when the song was re-recorded and finished with all band members present. [1] [5] King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recorded an extended jam and then edited the best segments into the completed song. [6]

Composition

The song is over 18 minutes in length. [7] Guitar World described it as featuring "drop D, Mixolydian guitar madness set to an irresistible motorik beat (complete with wailing harmonica)". [8] Stereogum described it as "a kosmische rave-up punctuated by soulful outbursts worthy of Hall & Oates" inspired by Krautrock groups such as Can. [6]

Critical reception

Abby Jones of Consequence stated that "The Dripping Tap" "exemplifies that renewed sense of inspiration King Gizzard felt upon returning to the studio." [7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "The Dripping Tap"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Alternative Digital Song Sales ( Billboard )11
US Rock Digital Song Sales ( Billboard )11

References

  1. 1 2 3 " "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Tapped In". Relix Media. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (19 April 2022). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 21 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Record Collector - May 2022.
  5. ↑ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "The Dripping Tap"". Stereogum . 8 March 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 "The Wild, Wonderful World Of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Stereogum . 11 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 Jones, Abby (8 March 2022). "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album, Share 18-Minute Single "The Dripping Tap": Stream". Consequence . Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Moon, Grant (20 December 2022). "Inside the strange world of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, the most eclectic and prolific guitar band on Earth". Guitar World . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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