Queens of the Stone Age – ‘In Times New Roman’ review
Informed by a turbulent period – including a messy divorce, cancer treatment and the deaths of several of Josh Homme's close friends – the band’s eighth album is suitably bleak
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Amidst personal turmoil, and declining spaces for hard rock in the public consciousness, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme entered the creation of ‘In Times New Roman’ with a selfish mission. “We’re going to make something that sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now,” Homme recently told NME online about their eighth album’s genesis. “I think on this [part of the] journey there’s no armour left. It’s only about walking deeper into the darkness. That’s the way it should be.”