The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American

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band, currently composed of bassist/vocalist

Les Claypool Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and author. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the ro ...

, known for his work in Primus, guitarist/vocalist

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, keyboardist/vocalist João Nogueira from Stone Giant, and drummer

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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 The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is an American band formed in 2008 by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. The couple have stated that they started the band as a way to spend more time together, and while they released a number of recordings and ...

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He kept in touch with The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger's lead singer

, who had not planned any musical project for the following year. They had ideas of making an old-school,

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, and

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record. Claypool invited Lennon to his guesthouse to drink wine, run some ideas, and play drums. 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''. The album debuted in the Top 10 of three ''Billboard'' charts: Top Vinyl Albums, Top Tastemakers Albums, and Top Alternative Albums. 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". The duo embarked on a brief headlining tour in support of the record in late 2018, with successive dates in the spring of 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Monolith of Phobos'' (2016) * '' South of Reality'' (2019)

EPs

* ''

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'' (2017)

Singles

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

References

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