...They recorded the album’s nine songs in brief bursts at Mr. Homme’s two studios: two weeks at his home setup in the desert, in Joshua Tree, and later for one week at Pink Duck. They collaborated fully; one ground rule was that neither would bring in complete songs, only ideas. And they had a conspiratorial minimum of sidemen: just Dean Fertita, from Queens of the Stone Age and the Dead Weather, on guitars and keyboards, and Matt Helders, from Arctic Monkeys, on drums.

Mr. Pop and the band — which includes the musicians on the album along with Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens of the Stone Age, on guitar, and Matt Sweeney, from Chavez and countless sessions, on bass — are planning a brief tour in March. The set list will likely include “Success,” a song from “Lust for Life” that Mr. Pop says he has never performed in concert. Mr. Homme said they are looking at “venues, not cities,” choosing small, beautiful theaters where Mr. Pop’s presence might still seem disruptive...

This news gave me a hard on while I was at work.