Primus just announced a brand new album. It will be their first album of original material since 1995's Tales From The Punchbowl to feature the "classic" lineup of Les Claypool (vocals, bass), Larry LaLonde (guitar) and Tim Alexander (drums).
The album, The Desaturating Seven will be released September 29th on ATO Records. The album is based on a 1970s children's book that Claypool reads to his kids.
“Many years ago when my children were little kidlets scurrying around the place wreaking havoc and whatnot till it was time for bed and book time, my wife turned them on to a book called “The Rainbow Goblins” by Ul De Rico,” Claypool explained. “The dark imagery and beauty of the art struck me immediately and I thought, ‘this would make good fodder for a piece of music.’ The use of color and darkness both in the paintings and the writing was compelling and now, near two decades later, the metaphor of greed, gluttony and deceit vs unity of the masses is eerily relevant. I brought the notion to the Primus guys and they were all for it. Plus, I figured it's about time someone brought ‘Goblin Rock’ back to the fold.”
You can hear the first single below:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw95wlggfYM[/youtube]
You can pre-order the album here.
Also, the band just announced new tour dates:
8/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
8/2 – Mankato, MN – Vetter Stone Amphitheater
8/4 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheater
8/5 – Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
8/6 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
8/8 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
8/9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
8/11 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
8/12 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
8/13 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
8/15 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park
8/17 – Stateline, NV – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
8/18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
with Clutch10/20 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens
10/21 – Houston, TX – White Oak Lawn
10/22 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live
10/24 – Nashville, TN – War Memorial
10/27 – Albany, NY – Palace Theater
10/28 – Washington DC – The Anthem w/ Clutch
10/29 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater
10/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11/2 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theater
11/3 – Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theater
11/4 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theater
11/5 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Theater
11/7 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater
11/9 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/10 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Hotel
11/11 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/13 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
12/29 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
12/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
