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Some of Us
2020 single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Some of Us" is a single released by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on August 13, 2020, that was included on their sixteenth studio album K.G..
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Composition
The song's lyrics stated that "Some of Us" are calling out those who ignore the warning signs of bigotry and prejudice with a reminder that “everything turns into dust” as well as directly mentioning how the Covid-19 pandemic fueled xenophobia across the world.[1] Some of Us was written by Cook Craig as a demo in 2019, and is sung by Stu Mackenzie.[1][2][3][4][5]
Release
A music video directed, edited and shot by John Angus Stewart, was released on August 13, 2020 alongside a single release.[1][6][7][8] The release would come shortly after the release of Honey, and before K.G. had even been announced.[9][10] The video was recorded on a thermal camera with Stewart pretending to be in the military to buy it.[1] It would be the last video released before the departure of Eric Moore on August 25th, 2020, though he had no involvement in the video or K.G..[1]
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Reception
Stereogum described "Some of Us" as a "jerky and chaotic and barreling track."[11] Triple J described it as "warped and hypnotic" and gave high praise to its lyrics and music video.[12] X-Press Magazine gave the single a 7/10, describing the song as a "marriage between King Gizzard and Tool" but that it "doesn’t flash any new tricks from the Gizz for once."[13]
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