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Villains

by Queens of the Stone Age

Villains is a 2017 alternative rock album by Queens of the Stone Age. It runs 9 tracks across 48 minutes on Matador. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 20 ratings.

prod.Mark RonsonMark “Top” Rankin

Alternative Rock · Garage Rock Revival · Rock

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#12 in Best albums of 2017 · #43 in Best alternative rock albums

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4.2 /5
20 ratings
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Tracks
48 min
Runtime
112 bpm
Tempo
E minor
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20 ratings · avg 4.2

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  • 3.5
    priyau

    The minute-plus crawl into Feet Don't Fail Me is all negative space and promise; once the drums arrive, Ronson's flat, tight mix keeps the whole record from breathing. The Evil Has Landed finally gives the bass some room (briefly), and that's where Villains clicks for me.

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Villains album cover

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"Villains" is the seventh studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on August 25, 2017 August 25, 2017 on the Matador label. The heavy-duty rockers’ last album, 2013’s portentous ‘Like Clockwork’ was packed full of cameo appearances from their famous friends, Elton John and Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner included, but on album number seven only one guest has been allowed through the studio doors. Mark Ronson is the sharp-suited interloper, here to offer up his funked-up pop production skills after Homme decided he wanted the dry, tight sound the Brit showcased on ‘Uptown Funk’.. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 22 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".

In brief

Is Villains good?
Riffiter listeners rate Villains 4.2/5 from 20 ratings.
When was Villains released?
Villains was released in 2017 on Matador.
How many tracks are on Villains?
Villains has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
What genre is Villains?
Villains is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Rock.
What BPM is Villains?
Villains runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Villains?
Listeners of Villains also rate Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters, In Rainbows by Radiohead, AM by Arctic Monkeys.
Who produced Villains?
Villains was produced by Mark Ronson and Mark “Top” Rankin. Mark Ronson produced all of them.

Credits

Produced by
Mark RonsonMark “Top” Rankin
Mixed by
Alan Moulder
Engineered by
Caesar EdmundsJustin SmithMark “Top” RankinWesley Seidman

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