Primus have pulled back the veil on their ninth studio album, “The Desaturating Seven“, which will be released through ATO Records on September 29th. As frontman/bassist Les Claypool explains, inspiration for the album came from a 1970’s children’s book Claypool would read to his children when they were young. That book was called ‘The Rainbow Goblins‘ and was penned by Ul De Rico. It centered around seven goblins that would steal each color of the rainbow. Of that Claypool stated:
“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. 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.”
Claypool also spoke further about the project with Rollingstone.com. Details for the album can be found below along with the dates for a newly announced U.S. fall tour. Pre-orders for “The Desaturating Seven” are available here and cleverly feature desaturated as well as color splattered vinyl pressings.
A limited edition deluxe package also includes the book that inspired the album autographed by the band themselves.
01 – “The Valley”
02 – “The Seven”
03 – “The Trek”
04 – “The Scheme”
05 – “The Dream”
06 – “The Storm”
07 – “The Ends?”
With Clutch:
08/01 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
08/02 Mankato, MN – Vetter Stone Amphitheater
08/04 Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheater
08/05 Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
08/06 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
08/08 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
08/09 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
08/11 Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
08/12 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
08/13 Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
08/15 Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park
08/17 Stateline, NV – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
08/18 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater
Primus:
10/20 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
10/25 Richmond, VA – The National
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
11/02 Akron, OH – Goodyear Theater
11/03 Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theater
11/04 Louisville, KY – Palace Theater
11/05 St. Louis, MO – Peabody Theater
11/07 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater
11/09 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
