![]() Like always, Homme opens himself up to collaborations, wrangling an impressive roster that includes his wife Brody Dalle, his longtime companion Mark Lanegan, his protégé Arctic Monkey Alex Turner, his kindred spirit Trent Reznor, Scissor Sister Jake Shears, and superstar Elton John, but despite this large cast, the only musician who makes an indelible presence is Homme himself.Like Clockwork is unusually focused for a Queens of the Stone Age record, containing all of the group's hallmarks - namely volume and crunch, but also a tantalizing sense of danger, finding seduction within the darkness - but there is little of the desert sprawl and willful excess that have always distinguished their records. Homme flirts with his history as a way to make sense of his present, reconnecting with his strengths as a way to reorient himself, consolidating his indulgences and fancies into a record that obliterates middle-age malaise without taking a moment to pander to the past. Like Clockwork isn't so simple as a return to roots. Once again, he's enlisted drummer Dave Grohl as his anchor and he's made amends with his erstwhile bassist Nick Oliveri, suggesting Homme is returning to either Rated R or Songs for the Deaf, the two turn-of-the-millennium masterpieces that thrust QOTSA out of their stoner rock cult, but. ![]() Like Clockwork suggests Josh Homme is steering Queens of the Stone Age back to familiar territory.
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