Flightless (record label)


Flightless is an Australian independent record label, founded in Melbourne in 2012 by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard member Eric Moore. Originally founded to release both King Gizzard's music and that of associated acts such as The Murlocs, Flightless has since signed other Melbourne-based bands, including Tropical Fuck Storm, Stonefield and Amyl and the Sniffers.

History

Flightless was started in 2012 in Melbourne by drummer Eric Moore as a label for his band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The label's earliest releases were shipped in pizza boxes. The label's logo is an Australian emu.
In 2018, Flightless formed a distribution partnership with ATO Records. The following year, the label opened 168 Flightless, a public record store located on Lygon Street in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick East.

Artists past and present