Villains

Vinyl LP pressing. 2017 release from the acclaimed rockers. Queens of the Stone Age reemerge with their lucky seventh album, "Villains," out August 25 on Matador Records. Produced by Mark Ronson and co-produced by Mark Rankin, and mixed by Alan Moulder, "Villains" is the band's first full album offering since 2013's "...Like Clockwork." The sonic signatures of the lineup that took "...Like Clockwork" around the world and back are as unmistakable as ever, with new twists that induce recurring double takes. As Homme himself puts it, "The most important aspect of making this record was redefining our sound, asking and answering the question 'what do we sound like now?'" Longtime Queens cohort co-producer Mark Rankin added, "After the baptism of fire that was ...Like Clockwork, I was excited to get into the studio again with the challenge of pushing the sound for this record, especially with the addition of Ronson into the creative mix... What we've made is forward-looking yet unmistakably Queens." "The title Villains isn't a political statement. It has nothing to do with Trump or any of that. It's simply a