The Queens Of The Stone Age are back! Villains marks QOTSA's seventh studio album following 2013's chart-topper ...Like Clockwork. Despite hitting #1 with their previous effort and hundreds of epic live shows, the band continues to evolve their sound rather than rest on their laurels. Villains is a testament to this change with Mark Ronson enlisted as producer to inject some fresh creative energy alongside longtime collaborator and co-producer Mark Rankin. From the band's founder/songwriter Josh Homme - "Everyone needs someone or something to rail against—their villain— same as it ever was. You can't control that. The only thing you can really control is when you let go." This pressing comes with an etched side, gatefold jacket, printed inners, and download code. 

• etched side
• gatefold jacket
• printed inner sleeve + lyric sheet
• produced by Mark Ronson, co-produced by Mark Rankin 
• digital download included
• music label: Matador Records 2017

reviewed by Tofu Van 09/2017