Concrete and Gold
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Concrete and Gold is the ninth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters. It is scheduled for release on September 15, 2017. The album's first single, "Run", was release ahead of the album in June 2017.
Writing and recording
The band worked with music producer Greg Kurstin on the album.[1] The collaboration started with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl listening to the work of Kurstin's indie pop band, The Bird and the Bee" in 2014 and being very impressed with his work, calling it "so much more sophisticated than anything [he'd] ever heard."[2] Grohl reached out to Kurstin, and learned that he had taken a hiatus from his band in order to focus his work as a music producer, producing songs including Halsey's "Strangers"," Sia's "The Greatest" and "Cheap Thrills" and Adele's "Hello".[2] The two both were interested in the challenge presented with working together; Kurstin had never worked on a heavy rock album, while Grohl had never worked with a pop songwriter, and decided to collaborate on the album.[2]
Themes and composition
The band describe the album's sound as where "hard rock extremes and pop sensibilities collide"[3] and "Motorhead's version of Sgt. Pepper".[4] Explaining further, the album's sound was described as combining heavy guitar riffs with "lush harmonic complexities".[5]
Release and promotion
The album is scheduled for release on September 15, 2017.[6] The album's first single, "Run", was released well in advance of the album, in June 2017.[6] Tracks such as "Lah Dee Da" and "The Sky is a Neighborhood" were debuted live even earlier in 2017.[7]
Track list
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "T-Shirt" | |
| 2. | "Run" | |
| 3. | "Make It Right" | |
| 4. | "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" | |
| 5. | "La Dee Da" | |
| 6. | "Dirty Water" | |
| 7. | "Arrows" | |
| 8. | "Happy Ever After (Zero Hour)" | |
| 9. | "Sunday Rain" | |
| 10. | "The Line" | |
| 11. | "Concrete and Gold" |
Personnel
- Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar
- Chris Shiflett – guitar
- Pat Smear – guitar
- Nate Mendel – bass
- Taylor Hawkins – drums
- Rami Jaffee – keyboards
References
- ^ http://radio.com/2017/06/20/foo-fighters-new-album-concrete-and-gold/
- ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7840870/foo-fighters-new-album-concrete-and-gold-details
- ^ https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/06/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-and-gold-due-out-in-september/
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-gold-2090668
- ^ http://teamrock.com/news/2017-06-20/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-and-gold
- ^ a b http://www.spin.com/2017/06/foo-fighters-new-album-concrete-and-gold/
- ^ http://www.stereogum.com/1947933/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-and-gold/news/
