# Queens of the Stone Age announce ‘Perfecth’ album > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/queens-of-the-stone-age-new-album-announcement > Updated: 2026-09-03T08:36:05.000Z. Sources: 32. Developments: 4. American rock band Queens of the Stone Age announced their ninth studio album, ‘Perfecth’, via a teaser video featuring frontman Josh Homme and Dean Fertita. The album is scheduled for release on October 30 via Matador Records. Produced by Homme and Michael Shuman, the nine-song project was recorded during sessions in New Orleans and Los Angeles. Homme described the single ‘Insignificant Other’ as a song about the vertigo felt when a central person in one’s life disappears. The track features a vintage-organ groove, marking a stylistic shift toward a smoother, more cinematic sound compared to the band’s earlier desert-rock and garage-rock works. The album’s title, ‘Perfecth’, is a term coined by Homme to suggest that while nothing is truly perfect, everything appears to be ‘perfecth’. The release will be available in multiple formats, including CD, standard black vinyl, transparent vinyl, and a limited deluxe gatefold edition featuring handwritten lyrics and bespoke artwork. In a recent podcast appearance, Homme discussed his musical foundations, noting that a lack of rock guitar instructors in Palm Desert led him to study under polka musician Tom Polonsky for two years. He credited these lessons with influencing the rhythmic structure of the 2002 hit ‘No One Knows’. Following the release, the band is scheduled to continue a North American tour supporting Foo Fighters starting September 15, with subsequent shows planned for Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore in the fall. ## Claims - Queens of the Stone Age will release a new album titled ‘Perfecth’ on October 30. (corroborated by 3 sources) - The new single ‘Insignificant Other’ has been released. (corroborated by 3 sources) - The album ‘Perfecth’ is being released via Matador Records. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The album was produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The band will resume their North American tour supporting Foo Fighters on September 15. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The album contains nine tracks. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme received two years of polka guitar lessons from teacher Tom Polonsky. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The rhythmic structure of the hit single 'No One Knows' was influenced by polka music. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The band released a new single titled 'Insignificant Other'. (single source) - The band is working on their ninth studio album, titled 'Perfecth'. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-03: Queens of the Stone Age release new single ‘Insignificant Other’ Queens of the Stone Age releases new single ‘Insignificant Other’ ahead of their ninth album, while frontman Josh Homme credits early polka music lessons for shaping the band’s signature sound. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/queens-of-the-stone-age-release-new-single-insignificant-other ### 2026-08-25: Queens of the Stone Age announce ninth album ‘Perfecth’ Queens of the Stone Age have announced their ninth studio album, ‘Perfecth’, arriving October 30, alongside the release of the new single ‘Insignificant Other’. 19 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-new-album-perfecth-2 ### 2026-08-22: Queens of the Stone Age announce ninth album ‘Perfecthog’ Queens of the Stone Age have announced their ninth studio album, ‘Perfecthog’, following the release of their single ‘Easy Street’ featuring Nikki Lane. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-ninth-album-perfecthog ### 2026-08-16: Queens Of The Stone Age announce new album ‘Perfecth’ Queens Of The Stone Age have announced their new album, ‘Perfecth’, via a bloody teaser video featuring a tentative, though later crossed-out, September 30th release date. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-new-album-perfecth --- Cite as: Queens of the Stone Age announce ‘Perfecth’ album. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/queens-of-the-stone-age-new-album-announcement