Queens of the Stone Age have released a new single, Easy Street, their first new music since since their 2023 album In Times New Roman...
The song features vocals from South Carolina country singer/songwriter Nikki Lane, who duets with frontman Josh Homme on lyrics such as "The sound of your voice and the things that you say / Just shut up & fuck me or shut up and go away."
“It’s kind of a funny song." Homme says."It’s like hitting your funny bone, where it’s funny because it hurts and it hurts because it’s funny. You’re serious, but it’s funny. We made it the way you’d make a demo. No click track, mistakes left in. It speeds up, it slows down, the claps aren’t great, but they’re not bad, and a bad clap adds this human thing you can’t fake.
"It’s not just about silliness," he insists. "It’s about understanding the imperfection of your life. The song, like your life, is in the mistakes. Its imperfections are unbeatable."
Watch the video, directed by Tony Wolski and Christopher Gruse, below.
Josh Homme's band are currently on tour in Europe supporting System Of A Down.
They will begin a North American tour supporting Foo Fighters on August 4 in Toronto, and end the year touring Australia and New Zealand. Full dates below.
Queens Of The Stone Age 2026 tour dates
Jul 15: London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, UK*
Jul 18: Warsaw PLPGE Narodowy, Poland*
Jul 19: Warsaw PLPGE Narodowy, Poland*
Aug 04: Toronto Rogers Stadium, ON
Aug 06: Detroit Ford Field, MI
Aug 08: Chicago Soldier Field Stadium, IL
Aug 10: Cleveland Huntington Bank Field, OH
Aug 13: Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field, PA
Aug 15: Nashville Nissan Stadium, TN
Aug 17: Washington Nationals Park, DC
Aug 15: Regina Mosaic Stadium, SK
Sep. 17: Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium, AB
Sep. 20: Vancouver BC Place, BC
Sep. 26: Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium, NV
Oct 04: Sacramento Aftershock Festival, CA
Oct 24: Reykjavík Laugardalshöll, Iceland
Dec 08: Adelaide The Drive, Australia^
Dec 11: Hobart MyState Bank Arena, Australia^
Dec 13: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Australia^
Dec 15: Sydney Afterpay Arena, Australia^
Dec 16: Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia^
Dec 18: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Australia^
Dec 20: Auckland Spark Arena, New Zealand^
* Supporting System Of A Down
^ With Primus and Tropical Fuck Storm
