12 Bar Bruise
2012 studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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12 Bar Bruise is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 7 September 2012 on Flightless.[10] It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being released on vinyl in November 2018.[11]
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| Released | 7 September 2012 | |||
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| Length | 34:18 | |||
| Label | Flightless | |||
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Recording
Track listing
Vinyl releases have tracks 1â6 on side A, and tracks 7â12 on side B.[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Elbow" | Stu Mackenzie | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Muckraker" | Mackenzie | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Nein" | Mackenzie | 2:52 |
| 4. | "12 Bar Bruise" | Mackenzie | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Garage Liddiard" | Mackenzie | 2:29 |
| 6. | "Sam Cherry's Last Shot" | Mackenzie | 2:49 |
| 7. | "High Hopes Low" | Mackenzie | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Cut Throat Boogie" |
| 2:50 |
| 9. | "Bloody Ripper" | Mackenzie | 2:13 |
| 10. | "Uh Oh, I Called Mum" | Mackenzie | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Sea of Trees" | Mackenzie | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Footy Footy" |
| 1:59 |
| Total length: | 34:18 | ||
Personnel
Credits for 12 Bar Bruise adapted from liner notes.[14]
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
- Michael Cavanagh â drums
- Cook Craig â guitar, vocals
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith â harmonica, vocals
- Stu Mackenzie â guitar, vocals
- Eric Moore â theremin, keys, percussion
- Lucas Harwood â bass, vocals
- Joey Walker â guitar, vocals
Additional musicians
- Broderick Smith â spoken word (track 6)
Production
- Paul Maybury â recording, mixing
- King Gizzard â recording, mixing
- Joseph Carra â mastering
- Jason Galea â cover art
- Ican Harem â inside cover
- Lauren Bamford â insert photo
Charts
Awards
12 Bar Bruise would win Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album at the AIR Awards with the band receiving a $50,000 grant which allowed them to continue making more albums.[16]