Monolith of Phobos - Misplaced Pages

Monolith of Phobos is the debut studio album by The Claypool Lennon Delirium, consisting of American multi-instrumentalists Sean Lennon and Primus's Les Claypool, released on June 3, 2016.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Consequence of Sound	B−

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, receiving a 70 rating on Metacritic. The album also received praise from the general public, sitting at an 8.6 user rating on Metacritic as of August 1, 2017.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Monolith of Phobos"	4:40
2.	"Cricket and the Genie (Movement I, The Delirium)"	3:52
3.	"Cricket and the Genie (Movement II, Oratorio Di Cricket)"	4:16
4.	"Mr. Wright"	4:21
5.	"Boomerang Baby"	5:48
6.	"Breath of a Salesman"	3:27
7.	"Captain Lariat"	6:00
8.	"Ohmerica"	5:08
9.	"Oxycontin Girl"	5:03
10.	"Bubbles Burst"	4:10
11.	"There's No Underwear in Space" (Instrumental)	3:27
Total length:		50:12

Personnel

Les Claypool – vocals, bass, upright bass, Mellotron, drums
Sean Lennon – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, drums, autoharp, cosmic rain drum

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	134
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	160
US Billboard 200	84

References

Reed, Ryan (March 21, 2016). "Sean Lennon, Primus' Les Claypool Unite for Collaborative LP, Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
"Monolith of Phobos – The Claypool Lennon Delirium". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
Yeung, Neil Z. "Monolith of Phobos – Claypool Lennon Delirium". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
"Monolith of Phobos – Album Review". Consequence of Sound. June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
"Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
"Ultratop.be – The Claypool Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
"Les Claypool Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

v t e Sean Lennon
Studio albums	Into the Sun (1998) Friendly Fire (2006)
Extended plays	Half Horse, Half Musician (1999)
Related	The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger Cibo Matto Charlotte Kemp Muhl Dopo Yume The Claypool Lennon Delirium Monolith of Phobos South of Reality John Lennon (father) Yoko Ono (mother) Julian Lennon (brother)

v t e Les Claypool
Studio albums	Highball with the Devil Of Whales and Woe Of Fungi and Foe
Filmography	5 Gallons of Diesel Fancy Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
Novels	South of the Pumphouse
Oysterhead	The Grand Pecking Order
Blind Illusion	The Sane Asylum
C2B3	The Big Eyeball in the Sky
Duo de Twang	Four Foot Shack
The Claypool Lennon Delirium	Monolith of Phobos South of Reality
Related articles	Primus Frog Brigade Sausage Les Claypool's Fancy Band Electric Apricot Gabby La La Prawn Song Records

This 2010s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: