THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM Announces New Album 'The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy'
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THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM will return this spring with their third and most outlandish album yet, "The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy", due May 1 via ATO Records. Reuniting after several years of intergalactic solo missions and sonic side quests, Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon once again combine their mutant minds to deliver an elaborate, 14-song concept record reflecting on morality, mortality, and the warnings of A.I., with a story-world that doubles as a cautionary tale about sustainability and the slippery slope of optimization without empathy.
Available for pre-order on vinyl and CD, the physical edition expands the album's mythology into a true companion piece: a two-LP set in a tip-on gatefold jacket paired with a 24-page comic book, with each song mapped to its own illustrated chapter. What began as an ambitious idea for a feature-length animated film ultimately became a fully realized graphic narrative — one that now defines the album's identity as much as the music itself. Exclusive color variants are available to preorder via the band's store, at Indie shops and other retail sites where vinyl is sold.
Out today alongside the album announcement is the project's latest single and official music video, "The Golden Egg Of Empathy (feat. Willow)". A key moment in the album's narrative arc, the track introduces Willow's lead vocal as Claypool and Lennon tilt the DELIRIUM's technicolor theatrics toward something strangely tender, surreal, and human. In the song's language, the modern world's glowing conveniences start to look "insignificant," "devoid of love," and the search for empathy becomes its own kind of destiny. The video serves as a first glimpse into the album's elaborate visual universe, animating the rich illustrations and characters that populate the full-length comic companion.
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.
"'The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy' is a cautionary tale of what could be in store for humanity if we continue to favor machines over men," Lennon shares. "It is a tale of a technocracy eclipsed by paperclips; a young man destined to unravel the fabric of his father's folly, and a sacred feathered Goddess (played by Willow),who holds the egg-shaped key to their future."
Following the album's release, Claypool will hit the road with "Claypool Gold", a full-evening tour that brings together PRIMUS, THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM and LES CLAYPOOL'S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE in one surreal, genre-defying night, with each band performing a full set. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.primusville.com.
"The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy" track listing:
01. Pro-Log
02. Wap (What A Predicament)
03. The Wake Up Call
04. Meat Machines
05. Troll Bait
06. Simplest Of Deeds
07. Heart Of Chrome
08. Through The Horizon
09. Mantra Of The Manatee
10. The Golden Egg Of Empathy Feat. Willow
11. Cliptopia
12. Cliptron Scuttle
13. Melody Of Entropy
14. It's A Wrap
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
