South of Reality is the second studio album by the Claypool Lennon Delirium, a collaboration between American multi-instrumentalists Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool. It was 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.
Reception
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a rating of 78 based on 7 reviews at Metacritic, which surpassed the score of 70 received by their debut LP, Monolith of Phobos. 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." 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." Uncut called the album as "A meaty maximalist feast, richer and riper than its predecessor."
Track listing
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.
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.
Date City Country Venue North America December 28, 2018 San DiegoUnited 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 PhiladelphiaUnited 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) Peakposition
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