In Times New Roman… is the eighth studio album by Queens of the Stone Age, released on June 16, 2023, through Matador Records. It was announced in a video teaser on May 11, 2023, and is the band’s first album since Villains (2017). The announcement occurred alongside the release of the lead single, Emotion Sickness. The band will tour North America and Europe in support of the record. In Times New Roman… marks the conclusion of the band’s trilogy of albums released through Matador Records that began with …Like Clockwork (2013). The band produced the album with mixing handled by Mark Rankin, and recorded it at frontman Josh Homme‘s Pink Duck Studios in Burbank, California, as well as at Rick Rubin‘s Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California.
Tracklist:
SIDE A (In)
- Obscenery
- Paper Machete
- Negative Space
- Time & Place
SIDE B (Times)
- Made to Parade
- Carnavoyeur
- What the Peephole Say
SIDE C (New)
- Sicily
- Emotion Sickness
- Straight Jacket Fitting
SIDE D (Roman)
- Untitled
Queens of the Stone Age
Josh Homme: performance, production, engineering
Dean Fertita: performance
Michael Shuman: performance
Jon Theodore: performance
Troy Van Leeuwen: performance
Additional musicians
Richard Dodd: cello (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
Leah Katz: viola (1, 6, 8, 10)
Daphne Chen: violin (1, 6, 8, 10)
Eric Gorfain: violin (1, 6, 8, 10)
Nina McCoy: additional vocals (1)
Sharetta Morgan-Harmon: additional vocals (1)
Tenderlie Lavender: additional vocals (1)
Matt Helders: additional vocals (9)
Technical
Gavin Lurssen: mastering
Reuben Cohen: mastering
Mark Rankin: mixing, engineering
Justin Smith: engineering
Robert Stevenson: engineering
Greg White: engineering assistance
Davey Latter: drum technician
Salar Rajabnik: guitar technician, keyboard technician
Wayne Faler: guitar technician, keyboard technician
Matt Zivich: guitar technician
Brendan Benson: additional engineering (4)
David Feeny: additional engineering (10)
Visuals
Boneface: artwork
