{"id":395580,"date":"2026-04-24T15:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/395580\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:05:11","slug":"rock-cellar-magazine-out-now-foo-fighters-return-with-new-album-your-favorite-toy-listen-review-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/395580\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Cellar Magazine – Out Now: Foo Fighters Return with New Album \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 (Listen\/Review\/Buy)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Available in full today, April 24, is Your Favorite Toy \u2014 the new studio album from the Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n

Previewed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band over the past few months, the record is a collection of 10 songs rife with energy from Dave Grohl & company, with a bit of a battered-and-bruised feel reflecting the path that led them here.<\/p>\n

A bit more from our album review<\/a>:<\/p>\n

2023\u2019s But Here We Are<\/a> was a record of resilience<\/a>, a cathartic and emotional response to the tragic 2022 passing of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins at just 50 years of age (and Grohl\u2019s mother Virginia, who also has a dedication in the album liner notes).<\/p>\n

Throughout its songs, it was evident Grohl was still working through his emotions regarding the loss of Hawkins \u2014 a band mate, sure, but also (and more importantly), one of his close, personal friends.<\/p>\n

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Grohl is once again working through emotions on\u00a0Your Favorite Toy\u00a0\u2014 but this time, it\u2019s a more revved-up and resolute Grohl. These songs are a visceral snapshot of where the group is in 2026 as one of the few remaining examples of the veteran \u201crock band\u201d still out there doing its thing, just a bit more battered and bruised than usual.<\/p>\n

But this is a different Foo Fighters than even the band that released\u00a0But Here We Are\u00a0three short years ago.<\/p>\n

Outside of Hawkins\u2019 tenure with the band, the phrase \u201clongtime drummer\u201d hasn\u2019t usually been uttered much in relation to Foo Fighters over the years, Grohl either manning the kit himself or choosing someone else to pick up the sticks.<\/p>\n

The time between records saw\u00a0Josh Freese\u00a0join the ranks so the Foo Fighters could return to the road \u2014 only to be unceremoniously exited from the group (which both\u00a0he<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grohl<\/a>\u00a0have discussed in frank and honest recent interviews that shed some light on the complicated inner workings of a band of this stature).<\/p>\n

Your Favorite Toy\u00a0marks the studio debut of\u00a0Ilan Rubin\u00a0with Foo Fighters, and he more than capably powers through the album\u2019s songs like a man on a mission \u2014 which he is, really, given the band\u2019s history with drummers. Rubin, 37, is also a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, having been inducted in 2020 as a member of\u00a0Nine Inch Nails. He\u2019s also the youngest musician inducted by the Hall (he was 32 at the time).<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s all of this recent context, coupled with the news of Grohl\u00a0fathering a child outside of his marriage in 2024<\/a>, that seems to have fueled an energy and lit a fire inside him and his band mates\u00a0Chris Shiflett\u00a0(guitar),\u00a0Pat Smear\u00a0(guitar), Nate Mendel\u00a0(bass) and\u00a0Rami Jaffee\u00a0(percussion\/keys).<\/p>\n

New record in tow, the band is poised for a big run of tour dates throughout the rest of 2026 \u2014\u00a0visit the Foo Fighters\u2019 official site<\/a> for full details.<\/p>\n

For more, read the full album review below.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/p>\n

Battered and Bruised but Reinvigorated, Foo Fighters Re-Emerge with Gritty and Focused \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 (Album Review)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Available in full today, April 24, is Your Favorite Toy \u2014 the new studio album from the Foo Fighters. Previewed [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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