Foo Fighters New Release

Believe it or not, behind my love for good 'Indie rock' music lies roots of an, arguably, hard core rocker. Having been bought up surrounded by bands such as Nirvana, Green Day and Red Hot Chilli Peppers, music with rage-y guitar riffs have a particularly special place in my heart. Foo Fighters are no exception to this and in fact have a specific place just for them. Since I was a small child they have been a big part of my musical life; most of my close family members enjoyed listening to them, due to this some of my earliest memories of music is the sound of Foo Fighters (how cliché). Now knowing my admittedly strong feelings towards Foo Fighters, you can easily imagine my excitement when they announced their new album as well as a new documentary series, both titled 'Sonic Highways'.

Sonic Highways
source: www.stereogum.com

This Friday saw the release of the first instalment from their eighth studio album, 'Sonic Highways', titled Something From Nothing- recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini who produced Nirvana’s final studio album 'In Utero'. The first episode of the documentary also broadcast in the States that very same day, displaying the bands eagerness to fuel fans excitement and give them a healthy dose of Foo's musical goodness. Having only revealed a snippet of the song during the 'Sonic Highways' trailer it was much appreciated by fans when they released the song in it's full, nearly five minutes, entirety.

Sonic Highways
source: www.foofighters.com

The song is distinctly Foo Fighter-esk; opening with chords that resemble classic blues sounds, then breaking into typical Foo Fighters intense riffs and epic drums provided by Taylor Hawkins. Lead singer Dave Grohl actively complements the epic sound changes starting with a smooth vocals that trick you into thinking the climax is about to happen, only to reveal your premonitions were wrong when he returns to a calm tone. Until finally when he begins the raging screams that we all anticipate from a Foo's song with the lyrics "Fuck it all I came from nothing".

Seemingly the song has impressed many fans, fulfilling their exceptions of an intense hit, with classic rock chord changes echoing their influences from much loved bands such as Black Sabbath and ACDC. However, there have been some fans that argue it's a little too cliché and generic. Although I would agree that the song has a noticeable structure that could seem generic, it echoes the classic rock sound and rather drifts away from a more punk/grungy sounds- which isn't always a bad thing.

Living in England has meant so far I have only been able to hear the song and have not yet seen the first episode of 'Sonic Highways', which makes it's début on the BBC on the 26th of this month. But if Something from Nothing and also the last film made by Dave Grohl ('Sound City') is anything to go on the album-as well as the documentary- are bound to be of epic proportions.

Listen here to Something From Nothing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3B0Vx_yQgo#t=91