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Queens Of The Stone Age return with psychedelic single Easy Street
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Queens Of The Stone Age have returned with “Easy Street”, their first new song since 2023’s In Times New Roman…, and the release stands out because it shows the band taking a notably different direction. Rather than leaning on their usual heaviness, the single is described as a lush, psychedelic track featuring Nikki Lane, with Josh Homme delivering an especially emotional vocal performance. The article presents it as further evidence of Homme’s wide musical range, coming just after his appearances on very different new songs by Shania Twain and Mastodon.
The song was first played live on the opening night of the band’s Catacombs tour last year and is framed as being about an unhealthy relationship, with lyrics the writer suggests could draw attention. Homme said it was recorded in an intentionally loose, imperfect way, with no click track and mistakes left in, arguing that those flaws give it a human quality. The release is accompanied by a video co-directed by Tony Wolski and Christopher Gruse, featuring a bloodied Homme fleeing through a suburban street, and it arrives ahead of Queens Of The Stone Age’s stadium tour with Foo Fighters, which begins on 4 August in Toronto.
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In short
- Queens Of The Stone Age return with the psychedelic “Easy Street”
- It is their first new song since 2023
- Josh Homme says its imperfections are part of the point
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The follow-up report added that Easy Street was released through Matador and that its video includes a cameo from Diedrich Bader, while reiterating that the Nikki Lane collaboration was first aired live on the Catacombs tour and precedes the band’s 4 August stadium run with Foo Fighters in Toronto.
- 4 months ago Queens Of The Stone Age returned with Easy Street, their first release since 2023, unveiling a softer psychedelic track with Nikki Lane, an intentionally rough-edged recording style and a video showing a bloodied Josh Homme running through suburbia ahead of the band’s August tour with Foo Fighters.
Explained simply
Queens Of The Stone Age are an American rock band led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Josh Homme. Formed in California in the 1990s, they became known for blending hard rock with unusual rhythms and melodies, and have released several successful albums including Songs for the Deaf.
Homme is the group’s main creative figure and has also worked with a wide range of other musicians outside the band. Nikki Lane, who appears on the new track, is an American singer-songwriter associated mainly with country music.
The band’s recent music follows their 2023 album In Times New Roman…, their first full release in several years. Their forthcoming dates with Foo Fighters place them alongside another major American rock group, formed by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.
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Originally published by Stereogum as “Queens Of The Stone Age return with psychedelic single Easy Street”.