The Claypool Lennon Delirium had actor/musician Matt Berry (‘What We Do In The Shadows‘, ‘The IT Crowd‘) play the role of King Manatee in their newly served up video short for promoting their newly released album, “The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy“. That conceptual effort was cooked up the band’s core duo of Primus vocalist/bassist Les Claypool, and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Sean Lennon.
Rich Ragsdale was brought on to illustrate a comic book based around the album’s story, which according to the band’s camp, centers around the following concept:
‘Set in the once-glorious land of Cliptopia, where a sentient A.I. known as Cliptron and his army of robots are resourcing everything, then turning it all into Clipnex brand paperclips, the album follows young artist Hippard O. Campus Jr. as he rebels against his father, Hippard Sr. (owner of the Clipnex corporation and creator of Cliptron). With help from salty sea-dog Colonel O’Coren, Hipp embarks on a fantastical adventure to stop Cliptron’s cold, chrome heart from converting the world, humans included, into paperclips.
Hipp’s quest leads across the sea to the Isle of Lucidity, where the all-wise Ministry of Manatees guide him to the Great Parrot-Ox, whose Golden Egg Of Empathy is the only thing that can bring understanding and emotion to Cliptron.’
In the below new clip, you can watch Berry provide a synopsis of the record alongside pages various panels of that comic, which is included with select editions of the record. A new round of touring on that album will commence next week via the ‘Claypool Gold Tour‘, which will see Primus and Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade also on the bill.
05/20 Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
05/22 Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
05/23 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Live
05/25 Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
05/26 Salt Lake City, UT – The Lot at the Complex
05/28 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Amphitheatre
05/30 St. Louis, MO – The Factory
05/31 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
06/02 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
06/03 Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
06/05 Pelham, TN – The Caverns Outdoor Amphitheater
06/06 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Outdoor
06/09 Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
06/10 Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
06/12 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
06/13 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage
06/14 Columbia, MD – All Good Now Festival
06/16 Charlotte, NC – The AMP Ballantyne
06/17 North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
06/19 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
06/20 Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
06/22 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
06/23 Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theatre
06/25 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
06/27 Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
06/28 Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
06/30 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
07/01 San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square
07/03 Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
07/04 Napa, CA – Meritage Resort & Spa