Post Pop Depression

Pop and Homme began working on the album in January 2015. Pop contacted Homme by text message to ask if he was interested in writing music together. After they spoke by phone, Pop sent Homme some lyrics by mail, along with notes about Pop's time working with David Bowie. Three months later, Homme sent lyrics to Pop, and they agreed to work together on recording songs in a studio. They brought incomplete ideas as opposed to finished songs so that they could work on them together. Pop described the album as "discussing issues of what happens when your utility is at an end, and dealing with your legacy".

Consisting of nine songs, the album was recorded between January 12 and March 9, 2015 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, over the course of two weeks, and another week at Pink Duck Studios in Burbank, California.{{cite AV media notes|title=Post Pop Depression|others=Iggy Pop|year=2016|type=album liner notes|publisher=Loma Vista Recordings}} Pop and Homme self-financed the album.{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/iggy-pop/90924|title=Josh Homme and Iggy Pop record secret album with Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders: 'Post Pop Depression' will be released in March|first=David|last=Renshaw|work=NME|date=January 21, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2016}} Dean Fertita recorded guitar and keyboards, while Matt Helders recorded drum tracks. Homme has stated that preparing Post Pop Depression was one thing that helped him cope with the aftermath of the November 2015 terrorist attacks involving his other band, Eagles of Death Metal.

The album was released on March 18, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/63065-iggy-pop-and-josh-homme-releasing-collaborative-lp-post-pop-depression-touring-together/|title=Iggy Pop and Josh Homme Releasing Collaborative LP Post Pop Depression, Touring Together: Members of Arctic Monkeys and Queens of the Stone Age contribute|first=Zoe|last=Camp|work=Pitchfork Media|date=January 21, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2016}} At the time, Pop and Homme had already embarked on a US tour to support the album, which began in Los Angeles on March 9, 2016, and was due to be followed in May 2016 by a European tour.{{cite web |url=http://www.ouifm.fr/iggy-pop-en-concert-a-paris-ce-printemps/ |title=Iggy Pop en concert à Paris ce printemps |date= January 27, 2016 |website=Ouï FM |access-date= January 30, 2016}} Another show was added in Paris on August 26, 2016, during the Rock en Seine festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/musiques/article/2016/03/21/eagles-of-death-metal-iggy-pop-et-massive-attack-sur-les-scenes-de-rock-en-seine_4887132_1654986.html |title=Eagles of Death Metal, Iggy Pop et Massive Attack sur les scènes de Rock en Seine |date= 21 March 2016 |website=Le Monde |access-date= 22 March 2016}} In addition to Pop and Homme, the tour included Fertita, Helders, Matt Sweeney playing bass guitar, and Troy Van Leeuwen playing guitar.

The lead single from the album, "Gardenia", was debuted on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on January 21, 2016.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-iggy-pop-josh-homme-debut-gardenia-on-colbert-20160122|title=Watch Iggy Pop, Josh Homme Debut 'Gardenia' on 'Colbert': Duo also chat with Colbert about recording collaborative LP 'Post Pop Depression,' being roommates, flip-phones, Iggy's kimono|first=Ryan|last=Reed|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=January 22, 2016}} The song peaked at number 26 on Adult Alternative Songs. The album debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200, becoming Pop's highest-charting album in the US.

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.1/10{{cite web | url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/7871/Iggy-Pop-Post-Pop-Depression.aspx | title=Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop reviews | publisher=AnyDecentMusic? | access-date=October 11, 2019}}

| MC = 79/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/post-pop-depression/iggy-pop | title=Reviews for Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop | publisher=Metacritic | access-date=March 12, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/post-pop-depression-mw0002911693 | title=Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=March 21, 2016 | author=Deming, Mark}}

| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/the-best-albums-of-2016/ | title=The best albums of 2016 | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=September 22, 2016 | access-date=April 2, 2018 | author1=McCormick, Neil |author-link1=Neil McCormick |author2=Brown, Helen}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A−{{cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/17/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-ew-review | title=Iggy Pop's Post Pop Depression: EW Review | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=March 18, 2016 | access-date=March 21, 2016 | author=Brown, Eric Renner | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603105405/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/17/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-ew-review | archive-date=June 3, 2016 | url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/17/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-review-an-indifferent-shrug-of-a-final-album | title=Iggy Pop: Post Pop Depression review – an indifferent shrug of a 'final' album | work=The Guardian | date=March 17, 2016 | access-date=April 2, 2018 | author=Hann, Michael}}

| rev5 = The Independent

| rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-iggy-is-sick-of-respectability-on-his-terse-sinuous-and-playful-record-a6925141.html | title=Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression: 'Iggy is sick of respectability on his terse, sinuous and playful record', album review | work=The Independent | date=March 11, 2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016 | author=Gill, Andy}}

| rev6 = Mojo

| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mojo4music.com/23419/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression/ | title=Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression | work=Mojo | date=March 17, 2016 | access-date=March 21, 2016 | author=Perry, Andrew}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = 5/5{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/iggy-pop/16419 | title=Iggy Pop – 'Post Pop Depression' – The NME Verdict | work=NME | date=March 11, 2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016 | author=Wilkinson, Matt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312093600/http://www.nme.com/reviews/iggy-pop/16419 | archive-date=March 12, 2016 | url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 6.9/10{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21586-post-pop-depression/ | title=Iggy Pop: Post Pop Depression | work=Pitchfork | date=March 10, 2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016 | author=Berman, Stuart}}

| rev9 = Q

| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal | title=Lust for Life | journal=Q | issue=357 | date=April 2016 | author=Segal, Victoria | page=110}}

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-20160318 |title=Post Pop Depression | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=March 18, 2016 | access-date=March 19, 2016 | author=Hermes, Will |author-link=Will Hermes}}

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Post Pop Depression received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally positive reviews", based on 33 reviews. Clash magazine critic Josh Gray was positive in his review, writing that the record "is what it says on the tin and Iggy Pop is what every aspect the music revolves around".{{cite web | url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression | title=Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression | work=Clash | date=March 11, 2016 | access-date=March 12, 2016 | author=Gray, Josh}} Matt Wilkinson of NME praised the album and gave it a perfect score, describing it as "an intelligent, sassy garage rock record that's obsessed with sex and death" and "a solid gold proof of his [Pop's] genius". Pitchfork{{'}}s Stuart Berman stated that "if Post Pop Depression{{'s}} refined execution has you missing the more unhinged Iggy of old, rest assured, he's not going down without a fight". Andy Gill of The Independent wrote that "it's as if he's [Pop's] grown so sick and tired of the veneers of respectability cocooning American sensibilities that, reverting to type once more, he wants to be your dog again". Aaron Cooper of BeardedGentlemenMusic stated that "if Post Pop Depression is the farewell record from Iggy Pop, his rant that closes out 'Paraguay' is a satisfying bookend to his fifty-year career as one of the most interesting characters in rock n' roll history".{{Cite news|first=Aaron|last=Cooper|url=https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2016/03/11/iggy-pop-post-pop-depression-review/|title=Is Iggy Pop's New Album, Post Pop Depression His Final Album?|date=2016-03-11|work=Bearded Gentlemen Music|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-US}}

In December 2016, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Alternative Music Album category, losing to David Bowie's Blackstar.

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Break into Your Heart

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| title2 = Gardenia

| writer2 = Homme, Pop, Dean Fertita

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| title3 = American Valhalla

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| length3 = 4:38

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| title4 = In the Lobby

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| title5 = Sunday

| writer5 = Homme, Pop, Fertita

| length5 = 6:06

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| title6 = Vulture

| writer6 = Homme, Pop, Fertita

| length6 = 3:15

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| title7 = German Days

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| length7 = 4:47

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| title8 = Chocolate Drops

| writer8 = Homme, Pop, Fertita

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| title9 = Paraguay

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• Iggy Pop – vocals (1–9), acoustic guitar (6)
• Josh Homme – vocals (1–8), gang vocals (9), guitar (1–4, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (8, 9), 12-string electric guitar (5), nylon guitar (9), lead guitar (2, 6), slide guitar (1), lead lap steel (8), bass (2–4, 7–9), piano (4–6, 9), Mellotron (6), synthesizer (1, 2), Fun Machine (4, 9), percussion (5), steel drum (3), chimes (6, 8), vibraphone (3, 8), Indians (6)
• Dean Fertita – gang vocals (9), guitar (2, 7), electric guitar (6), 12-string electric guitar (4, 9), lead bridge guitar (8), bass (5), keyed bass (1), piano (1, 6, 8), grand plinky piano (7), Wurlitzer (3), clavinet (5), synthesizer (2), Moog (1)
• Matt Helders – vocals (3, 5, 8), gang vocals (9), drums (1–5, 7–9), percussion (5, 6), marching snares (6), tom toms (6, 7), shaker (4), Indians (6)

• Daphne Chen – violin (5, 7, 9)
• Lauren Chipman – viola (5, 7, 9)
• Philip Blake Cooper – cimbassom (5, 7), tuba (3), C tuba (5, 7), F tuba (7), sousaphone (5, 7)
• Richard Dodd – cello (5, 7, 9)
• Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (5)
• Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals (5)
• Eric Gorfain – violin (5, 7, 9)
• Jordan Katz – trumpet (3, 5, 7), valve trombone (5, 7), mellophone (5, 7)
• Danny T. Levine – trumpet (3, 5, 7), flugelhorn (5), cornet (7), valve trombone (3, 5), marching French horn (3), alto horn (7), euphonium (7)
• David Moyer – alto saxophone (7), tenor saxophone (5, 7), baritone saxophone (3, 7), flute (3, 5), piccolo (5), clarinet (5, 7)

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