Private Music (album)

Private Music
Studio album by
Deftones
ReleasedAugust 22, 2025 (2025-08-22)
Length42:22
Label
Producer
Deftones chronology
Ohms
(2020) 		Private Music
(2025)
Singles from Private Music
  1. "My Mind Is a Mountain"
    Released: July 10, 2025
  2. "Milk of the Madonna"
    Released: August 8, 2025

Private Music (stylized in all lowercase) is the tenth studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones. It was released on August 22, 2025, through Reprise and Warner Records.[1][2] It was preceded by two singles, "My Mind Is a Mountain" and "Milk of the Madonna". The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked on the band's albums Diamond Eyes (2010) and Koi No Yokan (2012).[3]

In addition to group members Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno, Deftones' touring bassist Fred Sablan appears on the album, making it the first since former bassist Sergio Vega's departure in 2021.[4] The band's first studio album since 2020's Ohms, Private Music marks the longest release gap between two Deftones albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.5/10[6]
Metacritic92/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[8]
DIY[9]
Kerrang!5/5[10]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[11]
Louder Than War[12]
Metal Hammer[13]
NME[14]
Pitchfork7.6/10[15]
Sputnikmusic4.4/5[16]
AllMusic[5]

Private Music was met with widespread acclaim from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 92, based on seven reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

Track listing

Track lengths taken from Qobuz.[17]

All lyrics are written by Chino Moreno; all music is composed by Abe Cunningham, Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, and Fred Sablan.

Private Music track listing[18]
No.TitleLength
1."my mind is a mountain"2:50
2."locked club"2:52
3."ecdysis"3:28
4."infinite source"3:32
5."souvenir"6:10
6."cXz"3:12
7."i think about you all the time"4:08
8."milk of the madonna"4:08
9."cut hands"3:01
10."~metal dream"3:02
11."departing the body"5:59
Total length:42:22

Notes

  • All songs are stylized in all lowercase, except track 6, which is stylized as "cXz".

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

Deftones

Additional contributors

References

  1. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (July 10, 2025). "Deftones Announce New Album Private Music: Hear 'My Mind Is a Mountain'". Stereogum. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (July 10, 2025). "Deftones Are Officially Returning With Private Music, Their First Album In Five Years". Uproxx. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (July 10, 2025). "Deftones Announce New Album Private Music: Hear First Single 'My Mind Is a Mountain'". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "DEFTONES Share New Single 'Milk Of The Madonna' From Upcoming 'Private Music' Album". Blabbermouth. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "private music - Deftones". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Private Music by Deftones". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "private music by Deftones Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Weedon, Paul (August 19, 2025). "Deftones – Private Music". Clash. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Tipple, Ben. "Deftones - Private Music". DIY. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Hickie, James (August 21, 2025). "Album review: Deftones – Private Music". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  11. ^ Mills, Joshua (August 21, 2025). "Deftones: "Private Music"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Plummer, Robert (August 19, 2025). "Deftones: Private Music – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK 2!". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Hill, Stephen (August 19, 2025). "Deftones - Private Music review: the most complete and essential album Deftones have made in a very long time and the perfect record for their late-period career renaissance". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  14. ^ Trendell, Andrew (August 19, 2025). "Deftones – 'Private Music' review: another career high from rock's most reliable band". NME. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Garner, Sadie Sartini (August 21, 2025). "private music – Deftones". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  16. ^ iChuckles (August 22, 2025). "Deftones: Private Music". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "private music, Deftones – Qobuz". Qobuz. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  18. ^ "private music – Album by Deftones". Apple Music. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  19. ^ "private music / Deftones / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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