{"id":292308,"date":"2026-02-19T21:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292308\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:23:08","slug":"dave-grohl-debuts-new-voice-for-foo-fighters-song-and-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/292308\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Grohl Debuts New Voice for Foo Fighters Song and Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo: Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images for Coachella\n <\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t as blatant as the time Anthony Kiedis thought he was Irish<\/a> but, well, noticeable nonetheless: Foo Fighters have released a new single, \u201cYour Favorite Toy,\u201d from their upcoming 12th album of the same name, a recording of which Dave Grohl used to debut a different and distorted singing style. The song also serves as a showcase for Ilan Rubin behind the kit following last year\u2019s contentious drummer swap<\/a> among rock bands. (A sample stanza: \u201cCan\u2019t keep my glasses clean \/ Candy and dopamine.\u201d) In a statement, Grohl said that \u201cYour Favorite Toy\u201d \u2014 a bit Medicine at Midnight\u2013sounding but also packs a Britpop punch? \u2014 was the track that \u201cunlocked the tone and energetic direction of the new album,\u201d which will be released on April 24. \u201cWe stumbled upon it after experimenting with different sounds and dynamics for over a year, and the day it took shape I knew that we had to follow its lead,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt was the fuse to the powder keg of songs we wound up recording for this record. It feels new.\u201d And yet the toy does seem a bit used.<\/p>\n

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