“Perfecth,” per Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme , is a mark of imperfection, something just a bit off and keeps the machine hiccupping and stuttering rather than running smooth and frictionless. This is in no uncertain terms a notion that represents a lived experience for Homme, who over the past several years has experienced a messy and public divorce, a battle with cancer, and an unspecified emergency surgery.

The past decade also coincided with a creative dip in the band’s recording career, with the milestone magnus opus …Like Clockwork being followed by the underwhelming glam rocker Villains and the somewhat unfocused attempted return to form of In Times New Roman… , not quite capturing the utter spellbinding magic of QOTSA’s first six albums.

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These struggles, however, seem to have ultimately been nourishing for Homme and company.…