Quarters
by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
  • Record Label: Heavenly
  • Release Date: May 12, 2015
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The Guardian
    May 29, 2015
    80
    Quarters is not so much an album of two halves, as three-quarters.
  2. The Quietus
    Jun 10, 2015
    70
    Quarters! is also the band's most accessible album to date.... This in an album that caters to the listeners' self-indulgence rather than arresting their attention, which is a shame. But is what you've really been seeking all these years is Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain on wax, look no further.
  3. AllMusic
    May 29, 2015
    70
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have never been known for being concise or streamlined, but they show on Quarters that blowing out (more than usual) their sounds and elongating their songs to extremes works really well for them.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    May 29, 2015
    70
    With Quarters King Gizzard they have produced an album which can be analysed to death if need be, but actually works better as something to be consumed as a whole.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 16, 2015
    65
    The opener and closer are a real treat, and it's a shame that they weren't packaged together where they would have made a shorter but more satisfying whole.
  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 4, 2015
    60
    While there’s plenty of self-indulgent noodling (God Is In The Rhythm; the final section of Infinite Rise) compensation comes with their adventurous spirit.
  8. Q Magazine
    May 29, 2015
    60
    A great concept, but there aren't enough ideas here to prevent it running out of steam. [Jul 2015, p.108]
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  9. Uncut
    May 29, 2015
    60
    Quarters four 10-minute jams allow them instead to indulge their more experimental side. [Jul 2015, p.77]
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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. nirvanafreak
    Nov 22, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Favourite Songs: God Is In The Rhythm, The River
    Least Favourite Songs: Infinite Rise
    Every listen of this was great, it was really relaxing and it just made me feel really happy (the vibes were real.) The 4 tracks play out more like jams than written songs but again the vibes were real I didn't give a **** It starts off with a strong jazz sound, which pops up a couple more times throughout the record, and then goes into their usual fuzzy psych-pop sound with minimal vocals; the only memorable vocal part is on 'God Is On The Rhythm' which had a really sweet melody going. Every song being 10:10 is kind of cool but it's really obvious they just added in 20 seconds of noises at the end of the middle tracks to make them 10:10. I like the random sounds though because I'm a simpleton and it doesn't take much to please me.
    Better Than Previous Project?: Marginally
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  2. WolfLambert
    Jun 16, 2015
    8
    Great concept, good execution — some tracks get a little more uninteresting when you're past the 8-9 minute mark, but then there's somethingGreat concept, good execution — some tracks get a little more uninteresting when you're past the 8-9 minute mark, but then there's something new again to keep it going.… Full Review »
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