Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 2LP (Translucent Blue Vinyl)

In Times New Roman..., the 8th studio album from Queens of the Stone Age is raw, brutal & rough around the edges but with a refinement that reveals itself further with each successive listen - and QOTSA founder Joshua Homme's lyrics are as witty and withering as ever. The results are instantly identifiable; QOTSA's sonic signature, expanded and embellished with new and unprecedented twists in virtually every song, a live-in-a-room recording that showcases a band at the height of their creative powers.

In Times New Roman... is a party for the obscene and the clean, the outcasts and the weirdos, and anyone and everyone in between. One of the most important bands in recent rock history is B A C K, but it's no exaggeration to call this album a devastating rebirth.

Recorded at Pink Duck Studios, Shangri-La Studio, Dumbfox Studio.

Produced by Queens of the Stone Age. Mixed by Mark Rankin.

By working exclusively with a lineup that's been largely in place for 16 years...Homme is able to steer QOTSA toward their essence, laying down a foundation of gnarled, greasy guitars that allow the band either to soar to the horizons or plummet to earthy depths. While the thick, churning grind may feel familiar, it never seems staid, not when QOTSA rely on clouds of vocal harmonies to push them onto a psychedelic astral plane, a shift that can amount to the subtle colorings of 'Time & Place' or be as startling as the chorus of 'Emotion Sickness.' QOTSA don't avoid delving deep into fuzz tones - 'Made to Parade' finds endless textures in its interwoven guitars - but the amount of vocal harmonies help In Times New Roman... feel vulnerable underneath its roar.