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ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Royal Blood's Mike Kerr, Primus' Les Claypool and many more artists feature on Josh Homme's forthcoming Desert Sessions Vol. 11 & 12.
After teasing new Desert Sessions all the way back in May, Josh Homme has unveiled his first new instalments in a whopping 16 years: Desert Sessions Vol. 11 & 12.
The records – titled Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels respectively – will be out on October 25 via Matador, and feature an incredible array of guests: Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint), Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), Mike Kerr (Royal Blood), Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White), Les Claypool (Primus), Matt Sweeney, Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Toast of London), Libby Grace and Töôrnst Hülpft.
The full tracklist looks like this:
Move Together (lead vocal: Billy F. Gibbons)
Noses in Roses, Forever (lead vocal: Joshua Homme)
Far East for the Trees
If You Run (lead vocal: Libby Grace)
Crucifire (lead vocal: Mike Kerr)
Chic Tweetz (vocals: Töôrnst Hülpft, Matt Berry)
Something You Can’t See (lead vocal: Jake Shears)
Easier Said Than Done (lead vocal: Joshua Homme)
And the artwork looks like this:
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Watch a Liam Lynch-directed video interview with Josh below:
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