On June 3, 2013, “Matador Records” label released “…Like Clockwork”, the sixth Queens of the Stone Age album. It was recorded August 2012-March 2013, at “Pink Duck Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Josh Homme, James Lavelle, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Feritta and Michael Shuman. The album cover art was by British artist Boneface. “NME” magazine ranked it at number 335 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Josh Homme– lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar, glass, shakers, piano, Moog synthesizer, Roland SH-201,drums, percussion, air ,frog and looper, twelve-string guitar, bass guitar
- Troy Van Leeuwen– guitar, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer, shakers, handclaps, lap steel guitar, twelve-string guitar, drone guitar, Korg synthesizer, percussion, acoustic guitar, twelve-string slide guitar
- Dean Fertita– keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, glass, slide guitar, Moog and Korg synthesizers, Rhodes piano, Korg MS-10, clavinet
- Michael Shuman– bass guitar, backing vocals, cymbals, tambourine, twelve-string guitar, Moog synthesizer, guitar, claves, shakers and handclaps, mellotron
- Dave Grohl– drums, percussion
- Joey Castillo– drums, percussion, handclaps
- Nick Oliveri– backing vocals
- Mark Lanegan– backing vocals
- Trent Reznor– co-lead vocals, kick and snare, backing vocals
- Jake Shears– backing vocals
- Alex Turner– backing vocals
- Elton John– backing vocals, piano
- Jon Theodore– drums, percussion
- Charlie May– piano
- Philip Sheppard– strings arrangements
- James Lavelle– arrangements
- Mark Rankin– recording, mixing
- Joe Barresi– mixing
- Alain Johannes– additional engineering
- Justin Smith – additional engineering
- Gavin Lurssen– mastering
- Boneface – design, illustrations
- Liam Brazier – animations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Homme; all music by Troy Van Leewen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Josh Homme,except where noted.
- Keep Your Eyes Peeled
- I Sat by the Ocean
- The Vampyre of Time and Memory
- If I Had a Tail
- My God Is the Sun
- Kalopsia
- Fairweather Friends – Mark Lanegan, Troy Van Leewen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman, Josh Homme
- Smooth Sailing
- I Appear Missing
- …Like Clockwork
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