Queens of the Stone Age announce new album Perfecth and single Insignificant Other
Queens of the Stone Age are back, and they’re bringing a new groove with their latest offering, Perfecth. Following the critical success of their 2023 album, the band is delivering fresh material that delves into themes of distance, fractured connections, and the strange beauty found in being incomplete.
The anticipation for the new LP has been building, and the buzz is kicking off with the new single Insignificant Other. This track carries forward the laid-back, hypnotic atmosphere established by fan-favorite songs like Easy Street, offering listeners another deep, satisfying sonic journey.
The album itself, Perfecth, is built around a fascinating concept. The title itself stems from the idea that the word “perfect” is inherently dishonest, prompting Josh Homme to create a more fitting, slightly ironic descriptor. As Homme puts it, “Nothing in this world is perfect, but everything seems to be ‘perfecth’… and that title is funny when you’re in a group, but it ain’t so funny when you’re alone.”
The creative core of the record draws inspiration from the Japanese art of Kintsugi—the practice of repairing broken pottery by filling the cracks with gold. This philosophy, which Homme embraces, suggests that what has been shattered is made more beautiful by the act of repair, reflecting the band’s journey toward a hard-won clarity as a unit.
The nine tracks on Perfecth explore a range of relationships, dealing with the complexities of family, friends, and the often-overlooked aspects of love and significance, treating them all with a sense of nuanced emotional depth.
Musically, the album is a collage of diverse sounds. Homme explains that the songs intentionally sound like they come from different worlds, designed to stitch together emotions revolving around love, lust, foolishness, and the wisdom gained from experience.
The sound is equally global. The album was produced by Homme alongside bassist Michael “Mikey Shoes” Shuman, with sessions tracked across various locations, from New Orleans to Los Angeles, lending the record a truly expansive, worldly feel.
Adding to the visual feast, the announcement came with a humorous video starring the viral Big Chongus as the embodiment of the album’s title, alongside bandmates Ruby Homme, Max Homme, Pumpkin Van Leeuwen, Isabella Puppolini (Izzy) Van Leeuwen, and Reesa Shuman, offering a lighthearted glimpse into the creative chaos.
The album features a notable re-recording of “Sunday,” pulling from Homme’s collaboration with Iggy Pop on the Post Pop Depression album, which itself featured contributions from Arctic Monkeys. This track adds another layer of history and rich texture to the overall experience.
Further illustrating their creative drive, the band has consistently pushed for evolution, with Homme vowing to “roll his sleeves up” to make the next record happen faster, driven by the mantra that they should be making things “more, faster-er, better-er.”
The full tracklist for Perfecth includes songs such as Insignificant Other, It’s Only Love, Where The Goth Girls At?, Mono, From The Cliff, Sunday, Easy Street, Phantom Limb, and Run Away From The Mob.
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