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South of Reality
Studio album by The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Released	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)
Recorded	2018
Studio	Rancho Relaxo, Occidental, California
Genre	Progressive rock psychedelia
Length	47:30
Label	ATO
Producer	Les Claypool Sean Lennon
The Claypool Lennon Delirium chronology
Lime and Limpid Green (2017) South of Reality (2019)

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Paste	8.5/10
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. 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 "A meaty maximalist feast, richer and riper than its predecessor."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Les Claypool and Sean Lennon

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.

Charts

References

1. ^ Crump, Andy. "South of Reality – Claypool Lennon Delirium". Paste. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
2. BWW News Desk. "The Claypool Lennon Delirium Share New Track AMETHYST REALM". Broadway World. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
3. ^ "South of Reality – The Claypool Lennon Delirium". Metacritic. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "South of Reality – Claypool Lennon Delirium". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
5. Horowitz, Hal (19 February 2019). "The Claypool Lennon Delirium: South Of Reality". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
6. "South of Reality Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
7. 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.
8. "Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
9. "Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
11. "Swisscharts.com – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
12. "Claypool Lennon Delirium Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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