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The Claypool Lennon Delirium

The Claypool Lennon Delirium

American rock band

The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American rock band, composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, known for his work in Primus, guitarist/vocalist Sean Ono Lennon from The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, keyboardist/vocalist João Nogueira from Stone Giant, and drummer Paulo Baldi of Cake. Lennon classified the group's music as "progadelic".[1]

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History

The band was conceived in 2015, with Claypool knowing that Primus would take a year off after touring alongside The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger and Dinosaur Jr. He kept in touch with The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger's lead singer Sean Ono Lennon, who had not planned any musical project for the following year.[2]

They had ideas of making an old-school, psychedelic, and progressive rock record. Claypool invited Lennon to his guesthouse to drink wine, run some ideas, and play drums.[3]

Over the course of six weeks, they wrote and recorded ten songs with both of them sharing various vocal and instrumental responsibilities, going beyond their core instruments of bass and guitar, and culminating in the release of their first studio album, Monolith of Phobos.[4] The album debuted in the Top 10 of three Billboard charts: Top Vinyl Albums, Top Tastemakers Albums, and Top Alternative Albums.[5]

On February 22, 2019, the duo released their second studio album, South of Reality. The LP was written and recorded over two months at Claypool's home recording studio in California and was preceded by the release of the six-and-a-half-minute track "Blood and Rockets".[6] The duo embarked on a brief headlining tour in support of the record in late 2018, with successive dates in the spring of 2019.[7]

In a May 2023 interview Claypool indicated another album is being recorded ("I'm half way through a Delirium record with Shiner..."). [8]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

  • "Cricket and the Genie" (2016)
  • "Blood and Rockets b/w Easily Charmed by Fools" (2018)

References

  1. [1]
    "Les Claypool And Sean Ono Lennon Talk 'South of Reality,' Geddy Lee, Yoko's Birthday Bash". Q1043. New York. April 16, 2019. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  2. [2]
    Fortune, Drew (2016-05-26). "Hear the Claypool Lennon Delirium's Outlandish Debut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. [3]
    "Album Review: The Claypool Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos". Consequence of Sound. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. [4]
    "The Claypool Lennon Delirium". The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. [5]
    "Claypool Lennon Delirium Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. [6]
    Reed, Ryan (23 October 2018). "Claypool Lennon Delirium Preview New LP 'South of Reality' With Psychedelic Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. [7]
    Kaye, Ben (11 December 2018). "The Claypool Lennon Delirium share "Easily Charmed by Fools", announce 2019 tour dates: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Interview | les Claypool of Primus returns with Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Tour 2023". YouTube.
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