Oddments
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{{Infobox album
| name = Oddments
| type = studio
| artist = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
| cover = Oddments King Gizzard.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|3|7|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 32:07
| label = Flightless
| producer = {{hlist|Stu Mackenzie|Joe Walker}}
| prev_title = Float Along – Fill Your Lungs
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Oddments
| type = studio
| single1 = Vegemite
| single1date = 13 January 2014
}}
}}Oddments is the fourth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 7 March 2014 on Flightless. It peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being re-released on vinyl in November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-holds-1-for-third-week|title=A Star Is Born soundtrack holds #1 for third week|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=10 November 2018|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110120520/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-holds-1-for-third-week|url-status=live}} "Work This Time" remains the band's most listened-to track on Spotify, with over 50 million plays to date.King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XYvaoDGE0VmRt83Jss9Sn {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820051019/https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XYvaoDGE0VmRt83Jss9Sn |date=20 August 2020 }}
Background and recording
Oddments was announced on 14 January 2014, with "Vegemite" serving as the album's lead single. Lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie said that the song was "probably the most literal song [he's] ever written".{{Cite web |date=2014-01-14 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New LP 'Oddments', Drop Single 'Vegemite' |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-new-lp-oddments-drop-single-vegemite/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Music Feeds |last=Baroni |first=Nastassia |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123124759/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-new-lp-oddments-drop-single-vegemite/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album "Oddments" – Across The Ocean |url=http://acrosstheocean.com.au/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-announce-new-album-oddments |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=acrosstheocean.com.au |date=14 January 2014 |language=en-US |archive-date=5 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405215837/http://acrosstheocean.com.au/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-announce-new-album-oddments |url-status=live }} Oddments consists of outtakes from the band's prior releases, with the album serving as a way to compile the songs without necessarily adhering to a sound or theme as the band had done up until that point;{{Cite web |date=2014-03-07 |title=An Analysis of 'Oddments' by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard |url=https://www.speakertv.com/news/latest-news/analysis-oddments-king-gizzard-lizard-wizard/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=SpeakerTV |language=en-US |last=Crosbie |first=Niamh |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126011358/https://www.speakertv.com/news/latest-news/analysis-oddments-king-gizzard-lizard-wizard/ |url-status=live }} the oddment nature of the songs (being leftovers from previous albums) gave the album its name. The album opener "Alluda Majaka" refers to and features an audio sample of the 1995 Telugu film of the same name. During production of the album, Mackenzie's laptop was stolen with the masters for several tracks on the album alongside a majority of the tracks from The Murlocs' debut album Loopholes, forcing both bands to rerecord the lost material.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-27 |title=King Gizzard, The Murlocs Lost "Entire Recordings" In Computer Robbery |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/king-gizzard-the-murlocs-lost-entire-recordings-in-computer-robbery/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Tone Deaf |language=en-AU |last=McCarthy |first=Dylan |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618182441/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/king-gizzard-the-murlocs-lost-entire-recordings-in-computer-robbery/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Sendra |first=Tim |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Oddments Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/oddments-mw0002635828 |access-date=6 December 2022 |publisher=AllMusic |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206171639/https://www.allmusic.com/album/oddments-mw0002635828 |url-status=live }}
| rev2 = Rolling Stone Australia
| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}Wallen, Doug. [http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/1135] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030039/http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/1135 |date=2018-01-01 }}. Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
}}
Oddments was King Gizzard's fourth album in 18 months, with some reviewers noting that the album's quality seemingly suffered from the rush to quickly turnaround new material.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-17 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard : Oddments |url=https://beat.com.au/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Beat Magazine |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024064707/https://beat.com.au/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Telford |first=Brendan |date=2014-02-13 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / Oddments |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-brendan-telford/BUAWGRgbGh0/13-02-14 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024064706/https://themusic.com.au/reviews/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-brendan-telford/BUAWGRgbGh0/13-02-14 |url-status=live }} Reviewers and retrospectives on the band's discography also noted that the album was overall stylistically fractured and incohesive, something other releases of theirs had not been prior nor since,{{Cite web |last=Handke |first=Tobias |date=2020-11-19 |title=We rank every King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album |url=https://purplesneakers.com.au/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=purplesneakers.com.au |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301042540/https://purplesneakers.com.au/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=Every single King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, ranked |url=https://happymag.tv/every-single-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-album-ranked/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US |last=Saunders |first=Luke |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816170206/https://happymag.tv/every-single-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-album-ranked/ |url-status=live }} although some reviewers and retrospectives also pointed out that songs had a pop lean to them.{{Cite web |last=Emery |first=Patrick |date=2014-02-27 |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Oddments |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-20141014-3hzub.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618182405/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-20141014-3hzub.html |url-status=live }}
Track listing
Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on Side A, and tracks 7–12 on Side B.{{Discogs master|840091|Oddments|type=album}}
{{track listing
| headline = Oddments track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 32:07
| title1 = Alluda Majaka
| writer1 = Stu Mackenzie
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = Stressin'
| writer2 = {{hlist|Joey Walker|Mackenzie}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Walker|Mackenzie}}
| length2 = 2:56
| title3 = Vegemite
| writer3 = Mackenzie
| length3 = 2:45
| title4 = It's Got Old
| writer4 = Mackenzie
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = Work This Time
| writer5 = {{hlist|Walker|Mackenzie}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Walker|Mackenzie}}
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = ABABCD
| writer6 = Walker
| extra6 = Walker
| length6 = 0:17
| title7 = Sleepwalker
| writer7 = Mackenzie
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Hot Wax
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mackenzie|Ambrose Kenny-Smith}}
| length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Crying
| writer9 = Cook Craig
| length9 = 2:56
| title10 = Pipe-Dream
| writer10 = Craig
| length10 = 1:01
| title11 = Homeless Man in Adidas
| writer11 = Mackenzie
| length11 = 3:24
| title12 = Oddments
| writer12 = Mackenzie
| length12 = 0:25
}}
Personnel
Credits for Oddments adapted from liner notes.Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Oddments album
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
- Michael Cavanagh
- Cook Craig
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith
- Stu Mackenzie
- Eric Moore
- Lucas Skinner
- Joe Walker
Additional musicians
- Monty Hartnett – drums (tracks 9 and 10)
Production
- Stu Mackenzie – production (tracks 1–5 and 7–12)
- Joe Walker – production (tracks 2, 5 and 6)
- Joe Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – cover art and layout
- Jarrad Brown – recording assistance (track 7)
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Oddments ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard|album=Oddments|rowheader=true|access-date=1 December 2022}} |
References
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Category:King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard albums
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