Paper Mâché Dream Balloon
by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2015
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
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#87 Most Shared Album of 2015

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Guardian
    Nov 19, 2015
    80
    Paper Mâché Dream Balloon is a joy, because King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are terrific songwriters, out of whom melodies tumble incessantly.
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  2. AllMusic
    Nov 16, 2015
    70
    Paper Mâché Dream Balloon is about as straight as King Gizzard are ever likely to be, and it still totally works thanks to the high level of songcraft and their innate weirdness, which will always come out no matter how hard they may try to keep it under wraps.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    It’s a lot of fun, for band and listener both (not always the easiest of tricks)--a ‘concept-less concept album’ shot through with just enough self-aware humour,
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