# Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Perfecth’ album review: working things out in style

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth-album-review-working-things-out-in-style/
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:11:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth-album-review/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Music

## Key points

- *Perfecth* marks a more vulnerable chapter for Queens of the Stone Age.
- Its nine songs mix blues, acoustic moments and familiar riffs.
- The review praises ‘Insignificant Other’ but finds the album patchy.

## Summary

The review describes Queens of the Stone Age’s ninth album, *Perfecth*, as a vulnerable, restrained new chapter shaped by frontman Josh Homme’s recent health and personal struggles. Rather than making an explosive return, the band lean into acoustic passages and haunted blues while keeping their characteristic riffs and swagger.

The nine-track record draws on kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold, as a metaphor for finding renewal through hardship. ‘Insignificant Other’ is the review’s standout, while the album is also called patchy; it is due on 30 October 2026 and was produced by Homme and Michael Shuman.

## Coverage

- [Far Out: Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Perfecth’ album review: working things out in style](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth-album-review/)
- [Rolling Stone: On the New Queens of the Stone Age album, Josh Homme Picks Up the Pieces](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth-review-1235637835/)
- [Consequence: Queens of the Stone Age Put Themselves Back Together on Perfecth: Review](https://consequence.net/2026/10/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth-album-review/)

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