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For the TV series about the recording of this album, see Sonic Highways (TV series).

Sonic Highways is the forthcoming eighth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters, scheduled for release on November 10, 2014, through RCA Records.[2] The title, track list and release date were announced on August 11, 2014.[2] The HBO series Sonic Highways and the first single from the album are both scheduled to be released on October 17, 2014.[3]

The vinyl pressings come with a choice of nine other covers, but these alternate covers are only available from pre-ordering the album off of the Foo Fighters official website.[4] The album was produced by Butch Vig, and the eight songs were each recorded in a different US city: Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.[5] The alternate vinyl cover arts depict each of these eight different cities.[5]

Recording

Despite initially announcing a break after supporting Wasting Light, Grohl later stated in January 2013 that the band had started writing material for an eighth studio album.[6] On February 20, 2013, at the Brit Awards, Grohl said he was flying back to America the following day to start work on the next album.[7] In August 2013, in an interview with XFM, Grohl announced that their next album has been slated for a 2014 release. Grohl said “Well, I’ll tell you, we have been in our studio writing and in the past few weeks we’ve written an album and we are going to make this album in a way that no-one’s ever done before and we’re pretty excited about it… It’s a little ways off – it’s not ready to happen right now – but I think next year is going to be a really big year for the Foo Fighters, without question.”[8]

On September 6, 2013, Shiflett posted a photo to his Instagram account that had indicated 13 songs were being recorded for the album.[9] Rami Jaffee has recorded parts for three songs, one of which is entitled "In The Way."[10] Butch Vig, who produced the band's prior album, Wasting Light, confirmed he produced Sonic Highways as well.[11][12] On July 30, 2014, Vig revealed that the Foo Fighters had finished recording and mixing the new album and revealed that the album is slated to be released a month after the Sonic Highways TV series.[13] In an August 2014 press release Grohl spoke about the album, saying: "This album is instantly recognizable as a Foo Fighters record, but there's something deeper and more musical to it. I think that these cities and these people influenced us to stretch out and explore new territory, without losing our ‘sound’."[14]

Promotion

On January 16, 2014, a picture was posted to the Foo Fighters Facebook page with several master tapes, some labeled "LP 8".[15] On May 15, 2014, it was announced that the band's eighth album would be released in November 2014 and that the Foo Fighters would commemorate the album and their 20th anniversary with an HBO TV series directed by Dave Grohl entitled Sonic Highways.[16] On August 11, 2014, it was announced that the album would be titled Sonic Highways and released on November 10, 2014.[17]

Track listing

Sonic Highways
No.TitleLength
1."Something from Nothing"4:49
2."The Feast and the Famine"3:50
3."Congregation"5:12
4."What Did I Do?" / "God as My Witness"5:44
5."Outside"5:15
6."In the Clear"4:04
7."Subterranean"6:08
8."I Am a River"7:09
Total length:41:31[18]

Personnel

Foo Fighters
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sonic-highways/id910701272
  2. ^ a b Grow, Kory (11 August 2014). "Foo Fighters Name New Album 'Sonic Highways,' Reveal Track List". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "'Sonic Highways' series and new single release date". MusicTimes.com. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ^ "'Sonic Highways' vinyl preorder". FooFighters.com. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b Foo Fighters Announce 'Sonic Highways' Track List, Share Artwork billboard.com. Retrieved 11 August, 2014.
  6. ^ "Dave Grohl Says Foo Fighters 'Have A Plan' For Their Next Album". MTV.com. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. ^ "Dave Grohl: 'Foo Fighters to begin work on new album this week' | News". Nme.Com. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  8. ^ "Foo Fighters Finish Writing New Album". Loudwire.com. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  9. ^ Sarah Smith (6 November 2013). "You'll never believe what Foo Fighters take on tour". Faster Louder. Faster Louder Pty Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Equipment photograph". Distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  11. ^ Darren Levin (26 August 2013). "Butch Vig teams up with Foo Fighters for "KILLER new songs"". Faster Louder. Faster Louder Pty Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  12. ^ Rosen, Craig. "The 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014". Yahoo. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  13. ^ Stolman, Elissa (July 30, 2014). "Foo Fighters Finish Eighth Album". spin.com. Spin. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  14. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-name-new-album-sonic-highways-reveal-track-list-20140811
  15. ^ "Foo Fighters - Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  16. ^ "Foo Fighters To Commemorate Eighth Album & 20th Anniversary With HBO Series Documenting Eight-City Recording Odyssey". FooFighters.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  17. ^ "Twitter / foofighters: Sonic Highways. Out Worldwide". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  18. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sonic-highways/id910701272
  19. ^ http://www.wwltv.com/news/Pres-Hall-272251141.html
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