On August 25, 2017, “Matador” label released “Villains”, the seventh Queens of the Stone Age studio album. It was recorded January – March 2017 and was produced by Mark Ronson and Mark Rankin.
Personnel:
- Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitars
- Troy Van Leeuwen– guitars, keys, backing vocals
- Dean Fertita– keys, guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Shuman– bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Theodore– drums
- Nikka Costa– background vocals
- Matt Sweeney– background vocals
- Fred Martin – background vocals
- Tai Phillips – background vocals
- Faith Matovia – background vocals
- The Section Quartet– strings
- James King– saxophone
- Mark Rankin– engineering
- Wesley Seidman – engineering assistant
- Justin Smith – engineering assistant
- Caesar Edmunds – mix engineering
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Gavin Lurssen– mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Boneface – design, illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Homme, all music by Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore.
- Feet Don’t Fall me
- The Way You Used to Do
- Domesticated Animals
- Fortress
- Head Like a Haunted House
- Un-Reborn Again
- Hideaway
- The Evil Has Landed
- Villains of Circumstances
