''South of Reality'' is the second

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consisting of American

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and Primus'

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, 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

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, surpassing 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."

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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 "A meaty maximalist feast, richer and riper than its predecessor."

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, all instruments, songwriter, engineer, mixing, producer *

– vocals, all instruments, songwriter, producer *

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– 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.

Charts

References

2019 albums Sean Lennon albums Les Claypool albums ATO Records albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub