The release of every Queens of the Stone Age album brings some level of mystery. It’s impossible to tell what exactly the new album will sound like, as all of them have featured a change in musical style. Starting with the repetitive but efficient rock of their self-titled debut, their songs have explored new ideas expanding the boundaries of what can be called “hard rock.”
Era Vulgaris, their latest album, is supposedly their dance album. It leads off with “Turnin’ on the Screw,” a track that is too weird for dancing. Instead, it revels in Silence of the Lambs while grinding to a slow industrial beat. First single“Sick, Sick, Sick” points towards the dance direction with a breakneck punk pace that retains that new industrial sound.
The next couple songs and the last few fly completely off the rails and seem to each explore their own musical territory. “I’m Designer” mates drums and guitar that sound schizophrenic to lyrics bashing youthful apathy, while “Into the Hollow” and “Suture Up Your Future” are gorgeous songs of dark longing.
However, it’s the middle of the album where the dance party really occurs. “Misfit Love” and “Battery Acid” are industrial punk metal dance songs, creating one of the world’s weirdest new genres. They’re propulsive, loud, and simply fun. “Make It Wit Chu” is the slow dance, a slow boogie rhythm that makes no attempts to disguise what its really asking for.
Although the last few songs of the album are too exploratory for their own good, the album as a whole proves to be another awesome addition to the Queens of the Stone Age’s catalogue.
5 out of 5
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