| South of Reality | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Rancho Relaxo, Occidental, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:30 | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
| Producer | ||||
| The Claypool Lennon Delirium chronology | ||||
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South of Reality is the second studio album by The Claypool Lennon Delirium consisting of American multi-instrumentalists Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool, released on February 22, 2019.
Background
The album was preceded by the lead single and music video for "Blood and Rockets," followed by two successive prerelease tracks: "Easily Charmed by Fools" in late 2018, and "Amethyst Realm" in early 2019. [2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[4] |
| American Songwriter |
[5] |
| Paste | 8.5/10 [1] |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a rating of 78 based on 7 reviews at Metacritic, surpassing the score of 70 received by their debut LP, Monolith of Phobos. [3] Critics praised the album's unusual sound and improvement from their debut project: Paste magazine awarded the album an 8.5/10, writing "South of Reality is weird. It’s unorthodox... That's what makes the album so damn great." [1] AllMusic noted that "If the duo's satire sometimes seems cheap—the Tinder jibes on 'Easily Charmed by Fools' are a little too easy—they make up for it through sheer good humor, which is why the playfulness of South of Reality charms instead of alienates." [4] Uncut called the album "A meaty maximalist feast, richer and riper than its predecessor." [3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Les Claypool and Sean Lennon
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Fishes" | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Blood and Rockets: Movement I, Saga of Jack Parsons / Movement II, Too the Moon" | 6:29 |
| 3. | "South of Reality" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Boriska" | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Easily Charmed by Fools" | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Amethyst Realm" | 7:47 |
| 7. | "Toady Man's Hour" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Cricket Chronicles Revisited: Pt. 1, Ask Your Doctor / Pt. 2, Psyde Effects" | 6:23 |
| 9. | "Like Fleas" | 3:31 |
Personnel
- Les Claypool – vocals, all instruments, songwriter, engineer, mixing, producer
- Sean Lennon – vocals, all instruments, songwriter, producer
- Paulo Baldi – drums (on “Boriska”, “Amethyst Realm”, “Ask Your Doctor”)
- Adam Gates – voices (in “Psyde Effects”)
- Josh Adam Meyers – voices (in “Psyde Effects”)
- Agent Ogden – design, layout
- Jay Blakesberg – photography
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Hisaki Yasuda – cover art
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [6]
Tour
Tour dates
The duo began their headlining tour in support of the album in December 2018. It ended on May 2, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana. [7]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
| December 28, 2018 | San Diego | United States | The Observatory North Park |
| December 29, 2018 | Santa Ana | The Observatory | |
| December 31, 2018 | San Francisco | The Fillmore | |
| April 10, 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Danforth Music Hall |
| April 12, 2019 | Philadelphia | United States | Filmore |
| April 13, 2019 | New Haven | College Street Music Hall | |
| April 14, 2019 | Boston | House of Blues | |
| April 16, 2019 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Steel | |
| April 17, 2019 | Washington D.C. | 9:30 Club | |
| April 19, 2019 | Asheville | Orange Peel | |
| April 20, 2019 | Nashville | Marathon Music Works | |
| April 21, 2019 | Atlanta | SweetWater 420 Music Festival | |
| April 23, 2019 | St. Louis | Delmar Hall | |
| April 25, 2019 | Minneapolis | Varsity Theater | |
| April 26, 2019 | Chicago | Thalia Hall | |
| April 27, 2019 | Detroit | Majestic Theatre | |
| April 29, 2019 | Bloomington | Castle Theatre | |
| April 30, 2019 | Covington | Madison Theatre | |
| May 2, 2019 | New Orleans | Civic Theatre | |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [8] | 191 |
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [9] | 86 |
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 52 |
| US Billboard 200 [12] | 88 |
References
- ^ a b c d Crump, Andy. "South of Reality – Claypool Lennon Delirium". Paste. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "The Claypool Lennon Delirium Share New Track AMETHYST REALM". Broadway World. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c "South of Reality – The Claypool Lennon Delirium". Metacritic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "South of Reality – Claypool Lennon Delirium". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (19 February 2019). "The Claypool Lennon Delirium: South Of Reality". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "South of Reality Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (11 December 2018). "The Claypool Lennon Delirium share 'Easily Charmed by Fools', announce 2019 tour dates: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Claypool Lennon Delirium Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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