The new Primus EP has just three songs – but fans are still getting their money’s worth.
Frontman Les Claypool says the EP includes a 13-minute epic titled “Conspiranoia”. The EP will be the first new Primus material since 2017’s The Desaturating Seven. Claypool adds “basically, what I wanted to do was record one giant song, which we did. But you can’t just release one song, so we had to have a b-side. We recorded another song but the first song was so giant that we had to do two [other] songs. So now we’re doing a three-song 12-inch single.”
Meanwhile, next month Primus will launch another leg of its ‘A Tribute To Kings’ tour, in which they cover Rush’s classic A Farewell To Kings album in its entirety. Tickets are still available for June 19th stop at the San Jose Civic Center.
Could Primus kick off a trend of bands covering OTHER band’s classic albums on tour? What are some combinations you’d like to hear?