Foo Fighters end short hiatus with new Butch Vig-produced set
Warning to his neighbors: Album will be recorded in Dave Grohl's garage.
Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters have tapped Butch Vig to produce their seventh studio album. It marks a reunion for head Foo Dave Grohl and Vig, who first worked together on Nirvana’s classic “Nevermind.”
The Foo Fighters had announced they were taking a brief hiatus, but that seems to be over now. During the brief break, Grohl recorded with Them Crooked Vultures, but now he's focused on the Foos. “Me and [Foos] drummer Taylor [Hawkins] have already started demoing songs,” Grohl told Rolling Stone at the Independent Spirit Awards late last week.
Grohl added that the album will truly be the epitome of garage rock: it will be recorded in analog in Grohl’s garage in Encino, Calif. The album is the group’s first studio album since 2007’s “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.” The foursome will also chronicle the making of the album as part of a documentary chronicling the group’s 16 (!!!) years together.
Rolling Stone noted that Grohl said all this as he copiously swigged from a bottle of whiskey, to take it for what it’s worth.
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Melinda Newman is the former West Coast Bureau Chief for Billboard Magazine with more than 15 years of experience in the music industry. She covers music and entertainment for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Associated Press, MSN, AOL and other outlets. Recent interviews include Taylor Swift, Pink, Brad Paisley, Foo Fighters, Jonas Bros. and Snow Patrol.
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