Foo Fighters mark the 30th anniversary of the band's classic 1995 debut with the opening salvo of its next chapter: Today's Song. It’s the first taste of new Foos music since 2023's universally acclaimed But Here We Are, and is a proper slice of the more gentle Foos canon.
An indelible anthem in the time-honored Foo Fighters tradition, Today's Song bristles with unbridled optimism from its subtle melodic intro through the peaks of its soaring crescendos. With lyrical themes of personal evolution and perseverance in the face of life’s uncertainty and the passage of time, Today’s Song is – as the press release screams – nothing short of a three-minute-fifteen-second epic.
Grohl plays drums on this track, just as he did when the debut record launched some three decades ago. It is a familiar blend of what Foos fans know and love. A gentle opening interlude, reminiscent of The Beatles and then a quick tempo change through some shout-a-long lyrics and pounding riffs.
Heralding the first wave of new Foos material in a few years, it certainly whets the appetite for what is still to come. It is also, given the timing AND the fact that there's been a personnel change, news headlines and the rest, a poignant time to update on where Foo Fighters are.
In a note to fans that posted on Wednesday (2 July), Dave Grohl wrote, "Over the years, we've had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak. Moments of beautiful victory, and moments of painful defeat. We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what. Because in life, you just can't go it alone.
It should go without saying that without the boundless energy of William Goldsmith, the seasoned wisdom of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story would be incomplete, so we extend our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and memories that we shared with each of them over the years. Thank you, gentlemen.
And... Taylor. Your name is spoken every day, sometimes with tears, sometimes with a smile, but you are still in everything we do, everywhere we go, forever. The enormity of your beautiful soul is only rivaled by the infinite longing we feel in your absence. We all miss you beyond words. Foo Fighters will forever include Taylor Hawkins in every note that we play, until we do finally reach our destination."
You can read Dave's full text here.
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