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Source: Blabbermouth

“…Like Clockwork”, the title track of the new album from QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD is due out June 4 on Matador Records.

“…Like Clockwork” track listing:

01. Keep Your Eyes Peeled
02. I Sat By The Ocean
03. The Vampyre Of Time And Memory
04. If I Had A Tail
05. My God Is The Sun
06. Kalopsia
07. Fairweather Friends
08. Smooth Sailing
09. I Appear Missing
10. …Like Clockwork

Described by QUEENS principal Joshua Homme as “an audio documentary of a manic year,” “…Like Clockwork” is the band¹s first full-length collection of all new material since 2007’s “Era Vulgaris”, as well as its debut release on new label partner Matador. The record can be pre-ordered on CD and vinyl. iTunes pre-orders will immediately receive“My God Is The Sun”, which has been generating some early heat.

“…Like Clockwork” features guest appearances from Trent Reznor,Dave Grohl and other luminaries, including the legendary Elton JohnThe Pulse Of Radio asked QUEENS frontman Josh Homme how he snagged the iconic singer/songwriter to play on the record. “It actually stemmed from an old roommate of mine, who drives really high-end folks around now, and Elton was in the car listening to THEM CROOKED VULTURES, I guess,” he said. “And his assistant was saying, ‘Oh, you’ve got to hearQUEENS, the other band of this guy,’ you know. And because my old roommate was driving the car, it was like, ‘Do you want to talk to him?’ And I just got a phone call at my house on a Sunday. You know, he said, ‘The only thing missing from your band is an actual queen,’ and I said, ‘Honey, you have no idea.'”

The track that Elton plays on is called “Fairweather Friends”.

Although it was initially reported that Dave Grohl played all the drum tracks on the new CD, Grohl only appears on selected songs. The rest of the drums are handled by Joey Castillo and Jon Theodore.

Other guests on the record include SCISSOR SISTERS singer Jake ShearsARCTIC MONKEYS frontman Alex Turner and one-time QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE members Mark Lanegan and Nick Oliveri.