After 24h I’m convinced this is a top 4 Queens album, as they somehow manage to sound completely different but the same. Yeah it’s dark - lyrically and sometimes musically - but there’s plenty of light, a psychedelic sheen to the production and the Bowie-esque delivery brings levity to the glam-goth presentation. Qotsa records are almost all growers, more so the ‘stonier’ they are, and this fits that mold. Meat is back on the menu, it’s just rare this time