
I hope you understand what that means, cause we don't. The record sound like running in a dream inside a codeine cabaret. It means even a bad event can turn into a unforgettable song. They are depictions of what we are going through in real time. However, the reality has been manic and unpredictable. In our grand plan, we envisioned our lives and recordings, running like clockwerk. There's no way we could have prepared for the journey up the river that is this album. "Dear MOJO, a Stitch in time will save you 9, but. Three days later, on December 20, 12, MOJO magazine published a misterious letter that was sent from the band and it's written: Anyone who'd put their e-mail addresses would instantly receive a message saying "What did you think would happen?" (Some time after that, the message was replaced simply by "."). On December 17, 2012, QOTSA's official website completely changed into a black background with an e-mail box on the center. On Februrary 7, 2013, Elton John announced that he he was going to be featured on the album. That way people were sure Lanegan was being present on the album. Troy Van Leeuwen said to Dean Fertita as overheard by Mikey Shoes". On JanuQOTSA stated on Facebook: "Lanegan came by. On December 26, 2012, QOTSA posted on their official Youtube channel a video called Secret of the Sound, showing how is the band's recording process and stuff. On the same day, It was known from a interview of Josh Homme with Zane Lowe that Joey Castillo left the band after ten years. It is possible to see in that image a soundboard with the names of Dean Fertita, Mike Shoes, Josh Homme, Trent Reznor and Dave Grohl. The last picture about the recording process that was posted was on November 6, 2012. On Novemanother gig was announced: This time at Download Festival in UK on June, 2013. Like Clockwork tour in Brazil and Chile, playing at Lollapalooza Festival which took place in March, 2013. Meanwhile, on October 1, 2012, QOTSA announced their first gigs for. On Septemanother picture was posted this time it was a soundboard with the name of the members and their instruments being recorded.


On the same day, a picture of a guitar with the caption "told ya." A post on their Facebook page stated, "Recording." on August 20, 2012. For some time after that, fans were so led to believe that the name of the next album would be Ultraviolet Robot, however that belief faded in time. On March 30, Antiquiet released an interview with Joey Castillo in which he alleged that "Ultraviolet Robot would blow our minds". Later on, due to complications on Homme's personal and professional life (also producing Arctic Monkeys, releasing Them Crooked Vultures and Josh's surgery accident), rumours of Queens being on recording process would only be mentioned again in 2012. In an interview to NME magazine in September 2008, Josh Homme said the next album would sound "like a desert orgy in the dark".
