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 ...

Primus bassist/vocalist Les Claypool brings forth a new solo album, “Of Whales and Woe,” this week via his own Prawn Song label. The follow-up to 2002’s “Purple Onion” was recorded in ...

The musical ingenuity serves as a totally appropriate backdrop against which the fish-obsessed Claypool tells tales of characters pulled from the depths of some deep-dark corner of the oceans.

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 ...

The tour was in support of Claypool's then current cd release of "Whales and Woe" and features material from the album. In addition to being a virtuoso bass player for Primus, Les Claypool purveys ...

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).

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 ...