Primus Shares New Single ‘The Scheme’

As reported, Primus will release their ninth studio album, The Desaturating Seven on September 29. Today, the trio has issued a new single, “The Scheme.”

The Deaturating Seven is the group’s first studio album of original material in six years as well as the first Primus LP (of original material) featuring the original lineup of Les Claypool, Tim Alexander and Larry LaLonde since 1995’s Tales From The Punchbowl. Primus will support the album with an extensive fall tour.

“Many years ago when my children were little kidlets scurrying around the place wreaking havoc and whatnot till it was time for bed and book time, my wife turned them on to a book called ‘The Rainbow Goblins’ by Ul De Rico,” Claypool explained about the LP. “The dark imagery and beauty of the art struck me immediately and I thought, ‘this would make good fodder for a piece of music.’ The use of color and darkness both in the paintings and the writing was compelling and now, near two decades later, the metaphor of greed, gluttony and deceit vs unity of the masses is eerily relevant. I brought the notion to the Primus guys and they were all for it. Plus, I figured it’s about time someone brought ‘Goblin Rock’ back to the fold.”

Check out audio of “The Scheme” via Billboard:

Listen to the LP’s first single, “The Seven”:

Head here to pre-order The Desaturated Seven.

The Desaturating Seven Tracklist

1. The Valley
2. The Seven
3. The Trek
4. The Scheme
5. The Dream
6. The Storm
7. The Ends?