: Called Homme out of the blue, saying the band needed an "actual queen" on the record. Trent Reznor
The title track. The piano is haunting. The cello is weeping. The FLAC file preserves the tape hiss, which adds to the analog, lonely atmosphere.
The album was born out of intense personal struggle after frontman Joshua Homme suffered a near-death experience during a knee operation in 2010. The result was a dark, emotionally raw, and meticulously produced record.