Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has released a Christmas 7″ today. It features the musician’s personal takes of two holiday classic, with Australian legend C.W. Stoneking joining Homme on one of the tracks.
The first track off the single is Homme’s acoustic take on “Silent Night” with Australian blues icon C.W. Stoneking joining him on vocals. The other side feature Homme and his wife Brody Dalle reading “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” with their “Three little elves” (read: children).
Listen: Josh Homme & C.W. Stoneking – “Silent Night”
Proceeds from the 7″ go towards Homme’s charity the Sweet Stuff Foundation, and Australian charity Support Act. Both charities support musicians with illness or disability. Support Act also recently partnered with Levi’s and a bunch of Aussie artists to create special merch and raise awareness of mental health issues within the Australian music industry.
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Josh Homme was recently in the country with Queens Of The Stone Age touring behind their 2017 album Villains. C.W. Stoneking supported the band on the tour. He also recently contributed a new track to the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack.
Pre-orders of the limited edition 7″ are already sold out, but you can purchase the tracks for a good cause on the Queens Of The Stone Age store. Listen to Homme and his family recount the classic christmas tale “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” below.
Listen: Josh Homme, Brody Dalle and their Three Little Elves – “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas”
