King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - 12 Bar Bruise

12 Bar Bruise is the debut studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Originally released in September 2012 via Flightless Records.

Formed in Melbourne in 2010, by Ambrose Kenny Smith (vocals, harmonica, synthesizer), Cook Craig (guitar, bass guitar), Eric Moore (drums, percussion, theremin), Joey Walker (guitar, vocals), Lucas Skinner (bass guitar), Michael Cavanaugh (drums), and Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar, flute). The band are noted for their energetic live performances and their prolific recording output, releasing eight albums since 2012.

12 Bar Bruise was the first release on band run label Flightless Records.

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 was recorded through four iPhones placed around a room while Stu Mackenzie sang into one of them.

The album features the first collaboration with frontman of the 1970's Australian rock band The Dingoes, Broderick Smith. Smith is also the father of band member Ambrose Kenny-Smith. This collaboration would continue on to the next album ‘Eyes Like They Sky’.

In 2018 the band announced the reissue of some of their older back catalogue, 12 Bar Bruise peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart after being reissued on vinyl.

This limited LP record is on green coloured vinyl with a printed inner sleeve, reissued in November 2018 and is limited to 5000 copies.