After a full listen, I think that the overall sound of the record is really good, Homme’s vocal performance is great, and there are definitely some really groovy guitar parts throughout. I think the main thing I’m missing is some seriously heavy instrumental sections that just make my jaw drop, which are some of my favorite parts of other QOTSA and adjacent projects (thinking about Song For The Dead, Keep Your Eyes Peeled, No One Loves Me and Neither Do I).

My favorite songs are probably Obscenery, Paper Machete, and What The Peephole Say. I’d probably rate the album as a 7/10 if I had to rate it? But I’m really excited to see how the individual tracks grow on me as I keep spinning this over the next little while!

Before I even form an opinion on the music, I just know that I need to buy this on vinyl just for that album art and the red record…