# South of Reality

South of Reality is the second studio album by The Claypool Lennon Delirium, a collaboration between American multi-instrumentalists Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool. It was 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, which surpassed 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 as "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.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| December 28, 2018 | San Diego | United States | The Observatory North Park |
| December 29, 2018 | Santa Ana | United States | The Observatory |
| December 31, 2018 | San Francisco | United States | The Fillmore |
| April 10, 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Danforth Music Hall |
| April 12, 2019 | Philadelphia | United States | Filmore |
| April 13, 2019 | New Haven | United States | College Street Music Hall |
| April 14, 2019 | Boston | United States | House of Blues |
| April 16, 2019 | Brooklyn | United States | Brooklyn Steel |
| April 17, 2019 | Washington D.C. | United States | 9:30 Club |
| April 19, 2019 | Asheville | United States | Orange Peel |
| April 20, 2019 | Nashville | United States | Marathon Music Works |
| April 21, 2019 | Atlanta | United States | SweetWater 420 Music Festival |
| April 23, 2019 | St. Louis | United States | Delmar Hall |
| April 25, 2019 | Minneapolis | United States | Varsity Theater |
| April 26, 2019 | Chicago | United States | Thalia Hall |
| April 27, 2019 | Detroit | United States | Majestic Theatre |
| April 29, 2019 | Bloomington | United States | Castle Theatre |
| April 30, 2019 | Covington | United States | Madison Theatre |
| May 2, 2019 | New Orleans | United States | Civic Theatre |

## Charts

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 191 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 86 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 52 |
| US Billboard 200 | 88 |