Deftones - Private Music

Deftones - Private Music

First studio album in five years (since Ohms in 2020) — marking the longest gap between Deftones albums.

🔍 Themes & Sound

  • The title Private Music nods to ideas of intimacy, exclusivity, and internal emotional landscapes. According to Moreno, the term struck him as having “all these connotations” — “It feels restricted, maybe naughty.”

  • Sonically, the album continues the Deftones’ signature blend of heavy riffs, textured atmospheres, and emotional vocals—but pushes further into both refined production and ambient/dream-space territory.

  • Lyrically/themes: Reflections on nature, personal and collective transformation, the interplay of heaviness and beauty, presence and transcendence.

  • The band recorded in multiple locations (Malibu, Joshua Tree, Nashville) giving the album some geographical and atmospheric breadth.

📀 Track Listing

Here are the 11 tracks on Private Music: 

  1. my mind is a mountain
  2. locked club
  3. ecdysis
  4. infinite source
  5. souvenir
  6. cXz
  7. i think about you all the time
  8. milk of the madonna
  9. cut hands
  10. ~metal dream
  11. departing the body

✅ Standout Tracks & Highlights

  • “my mind is a mountain”: The lead single, dramatic and head-nod groove heavy. Sets the tone for the album’s blend of heaviness and spaciousness.

  • “milk of the madonna”: Second single; noted for its swirling intensity and spiritual imagery.

  • “infinite source”: One of the early written tracks; builds beautifully with layered guitars and emotional chorus.

  • The album has been described by critics as “one of the most focused” statements of the band’s career.