12 Bar Bruise

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. It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being released on vinyl in November 2018.

Recording

The album was self-recorded by the band, and several tracks used unconventional recording methods. One of these is featured on the album's title track – it was recorded through four iPhones placed around a room while Stu Mackenzie sang into one of them.

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on side A, and tracks 7–12 on side B.

Personnel

Credits for 12 Bar Bruise adapted from liner notes.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

• Michael Cavanagh – drums
• Cook Craig – guitar, vocals
• Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica, vocals
• Stu Mackenzie – guitar, vocals
• Eric Moore – theremin, keys, percussion
• Lucas Harwood – bass, vocals
• Joey Walker – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

• Broderick Smith – spoken word

Production

• Paul Maybury – recording, mixing
• King Gizzard – recording, mixing
• Joseph Carra – mastering
• Jason Galea – cover art
• Ican Harem – inside cover
• Lauren Bamford – 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.

References

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