Primus bassist/vocalist Les Claypool has put the finishing touches on a new solo album, "Of Whales and Woe," due May 30 via his own Prawn Song label. By Billboard Staff Primus bassist/vocalist Les ...

His newest release, the characteristically eclectic Of Whales and Woe, came out under the moniker "Les Claypool and His Fancy Band," and incorporates instruments from sitar to saxophone.

Les Claypool, "Of Whales and Woe" As the driving force behind the now-defunct alt-rock band Primus, Les Claypool's unique brand of lyrical absurdity and off-kilter musicality won him a sizable ...

Les Claypool :: 03.25 :: Israel The threshold has been broken ... Set for release on March 17, this is the follow-up to 2006's Of Whales and Woe. Tulsa / Cincinnati-based Trio At Work On New Album ...

Les Claypool is best known for Primus ... Claypool found time to record a new album. "Of Whales and Woe," which was released in May, is a whirling, unconventional ride through aggressive bass ...

Les Claypool, Of Whales and Woe (Prawn Song Records). Like him or not, Les Claypool has a singular vision. And luckily (or unluckily), he doesn't steer too far from it here. Of Whales and Woe is ...

THE BIGGEST THING about Les Claypool is his persona ... 2002’s “Purple Onion” (a Frog Brigade CD) and “Of Whales and Woe” (the first album to be credited solely to the bassist).

THE BIGGEST THING about Les Claypool is his persona ... 2002’s “Purple Onion” (a Frog Brigade CD) and “Of Whales and Woe” (the first album to be credited solely to the bassist).

The post Les Claypool Announces Career-Spanning Box Set Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song appeared first on Consequence. The prolific solo career of Les Claypool is being condensed into a new box set ...

The 59-year-old California-born songwriter and performer Les Claypool is one of the most out-there artists in the contemporary scene. The founder and frontman of the quirky, cerebral rock band ...

The rest is strictly academic. Grade: C Les Claypool, “Of Whales and Woe” It’s a curious thing: Whenever this prolific, unrivaled bassist brands one of his many projects a legitimate solo ...

No one pops in a Les Claypool-related album expecting anything but madness. Of course, it’s a palatable and highly amusing sort of madness. Claypool’s well-worn lyrical themes (rednecks ...