King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have unveiled their new single ‘Pig Luring Contest’.

The song is accompanied by a mini-documentary about the making of their upcoming 26th album, ‘Flight b741’The full-length album will be released on August 9 via the band’s own p(doom)-record.

The mini-documentary, entitled ‘Oink Oink Flight b741: The Origin of…’was directed by Guy Tyzack using 16mm film. Tyzack describes the challenges of the project, saying, “We were given the task of having the band make an album in two weeks, they purposely didn’t prepare much for the shoot, so it was really hard for me to plan what I was going to film. I just knew they were going to be in one room and three of them could drop out at any moment because they were expecting a baby. The room looked brown and drab, so I painted it like the sky to match the theme of the album in one 17-hour period with three friends and a slice of mid-range.”

Discussing the inspiration behind ‘Hog Calling Contest’, the band add: “During the recording of Flight b741 we would occasionally have these ultra-inspired tune-up/warm-up jams. Of course we never actually recorded during these moments. Lost in time. Except once; This time. We learned to record these moments; ‘Daily Blues’ came about this way too. But ‘Hog Calling Contest’ retains a unique debauchery that only comes from messing around with your mates and not thinking you’re being recorded. Happy in mud!”

‘Flight b741’ marks a departure from the band’s recent concept albums, focusing instead on what they describe as “irresistible country-rock ‘n’ roll”.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have also announced a European Residency Tour for early summer 2025, following their extensive touring plans for 2024. The 2025 residency dates include multi-night stands in Lisbon, Barcelona, ​​Vilnius, Athens and Plovdiv.

The full dates are:

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18 Coliseu do Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal
19 Coliseu do Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal
20 Coliseu do Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal
23 Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, ​​​​Spain
24 Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, ​​​​Spain
25 Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, ​​​​Spain
29 Lukiškės Prison 2.0, Vilnius, Lithuania
30 Lukiškės Prison 2.0, Vilnius, Lithuania
31 Lukiškės Prison 2.0, Vilnius, Lithuania

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4 Lycabettus Theater City of Athens, Athens, Greece
5 Lycabettus Theater City of Athens, Athens, Greece
6 Lycabettus Theater City of Athens, Athens, Greece
8 Ancient Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
9 Ancient Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10 Ancient Theatre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria