Queens Of The Stone Age released a statement, about their forthcoming album, to Uncut Magazine: "If you find a way to embrace the chaos of life, that chaos can become your biggest inspiration. If the above sentence is true, we were really inspired during the making of this record and realised: the best trick of all is no trick at all. So the songs are very raw and an honest reaction to our last year. We cant seem to write about the past or the future 'cause we're so chained to the moment. Almost dialled 999 couple months back, now everything runs like clockwork. So, um... will you come pick us up at the bus station? Hurry were freezing, Queens of the Stone Age."