{"id":6690,"date":"2026-07-15T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6690"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:30:28","slug":"queens-of-the-stone-age-unveil-spacey-campfire-song-easy-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6690","title":{"rendered":"Queens of the Stone Age Unveil Spacey Campfire Song &#8220;Easy Street&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QOTSA-30.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1611364\" data-title=\"Queens of the Stone Age Unveil Shimmering Spacey Campfire Song \u201cEasy Street\u201d: Stream\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/queens-of-the-stone-age-easy-street\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/queens-of-the-stone-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queens of the Stone Age<\/a> have unveiled the new single \u201cEasy Street.\u201d The song\u2019s official release comes after its performance as part of the band\u2019s \u201cCatacombs\u201d tour, which saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/queens-of-the-stone-age-live-on-kexp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theatrical staging<\/a> of the band\u2019s material over four medleys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=qotsa%2Aeasy-street-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fqueens-of-the-stone-age-tickets%2Fperformer%2F2797\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Queens of the Stone Age Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEasy Street,\u201d featuring a guest vocal from Nikki Lane, is a dusty, spacey campfire song, replete with acoustic guitars and handclaps. The lyrics are cheeky and full of wit and self-awareness, poking fun at frontman Josh Homme\u2019s troubled and well-documented past with equal parts humor and serious reflection. When the woozy stargazing synths come in for the backend of the song, you can practically see the glinting sparks from a campfire carried up by the rising smoke into the starry air.<\/p>\n<p>Homme stated, \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a funny song. It\u2019s like hitting your funny bone, where it\u2019s funny because it hurts and it hurts because it\u2019s funny. You\u2019re serious, but it\u2019s funny. We made it the way you\u2019d make a demo. No click track, mistakes left in. It speeds up, it slows down, the claps aren\u2019t great, but they\u2019re not bad, and a bad clap adds this human thing you can\u2019t fake. It\u2019s not just about silliness. It\u2019s about understanding the imperfection of your life. The song, like your life, is in the mistakes. Its imperfections are unbeatable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>The QOTSA frontman has appeared on two other recent singles, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/mastodon-new-album-song-snakes-for-dinner-josh-homme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSnakes for Dinner\u201d by Mastodon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/shania-twain-josh-homme-new-song-faded-blue-jeans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFaded Blue Jeans\u201d by Shania Twain<\/a>, both released within a week of each other.<\/p>\n<p>A wild music video for \u201cEasy Street\u201d depicts Homme running through the streets with a group of misfits and outcasts, leading to a bizarre house party with an unexpected violent twist.<\/p>\n<p>Queens of the Stone Age are currently preparing for a North American <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/10\/foo-fighters-2026-stadium-tour-dates-asking-for-a-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stadium tour supporting Foo Fighters<\/a> this August. <a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=qotsa&amp;subId2=easy-street&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fqueens-of-the-stone-age-tickets%2Fperformer%2F2797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Get tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the music video for \u201cEasy Street\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queens of the Stone Age - Easy Street (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6gm9IWUuus0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens of the Stone Age have unveiled the new single \u201cEasy Street.\u201d The song\u2019s official release comes after its performance as part of the band\u2019s \u201cCatacombs\u201d tour, which saw a theatrical staging of the band\u2019s material over four medleys. 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