‘But Here We Are,’ the first Foo Fighters album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, deals with grief in bracingly immediate terms. The result is one of the best records the band has ever made.
American singer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs live on stage during day 1 of Rock Am Ring 2023 at Nuerburgring on June 2, 2023 in Nuerburg, Germany.a flash—it came outta nowhere,” Dave Grohl wails over heat-lightning guitars and pummeling drums at the outset of his band’ 11th album. Then, he sings a line marked by equal parts amazement and regret: “It happened so fast/ and then it was over,” Grohl yawps, his voice breaking on the final word.
died while the band was touring South America last March, and Grohl’s mother Virginia passed away over the summer. , with its matter-of-fact title, depicts grief in immediate terms, refusing to couch the knotty web of feelings conjured by loss in easy-to-hear platitudes.
Since forming in 1995, Foo Fighters have become one of rock’s most reliable acts, regularly releasing albums that brought the squalls of Nineties alt-rock into the new millennium while headlining massive venues with blistering live sets tempered by the sort of playfulness that can only come from being at the top of one’s game.
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