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.^[10] It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being released on vinyl in November 2018.^[11]

12 Bar Bruise
Studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released	7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
Genre	Garage rock[1] garage punk[2][3] acid rock[4]
Length	34:18
Label	Flightless
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Willoughby's Beach (2011) 12 Bar Bruise (2012) Eyes Like the Sky (2013)
Singles from 12 Bar Bruise
"Bloody Ripper" Released: 3 April 2012 "Elbow" Released: 30 July 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Kill your Stereo	[6]
Sydney Morning Herald	(Positive)[7]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[8]
themusic	(Positive)[9]

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.^[12]

Track listing

Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on side A, and tracks 7–12 on side B.^[13]

12 Bar Bruise track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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"	Mackenzie Ambrose Kenny-Smith	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"	Mackenzie Joey Walker	1:59
Total length:			34:18

Personnel

Credits for 12 Bar Bruise adapted from liner notes.^[14]

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 (track 6)

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

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	14

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]