After more than six years away from the recording studio, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a new Queens Of The Stone Age record. The most immediate thing I noticed about the record however was how it seemed to be more musically focused when stacked up against 2007’s Era Vulgeris. The band hasn’t lost their penchant for driving, anything-goes rock n roll as heard on If I Had A Tail and My God Is The Sun. Their delivery is simply more coherent making for a more fulfilling listen.