Amazing songwriting from Dave Grohl and the guys play so well together even with the new drummer that it is seamless, raw, open, emotional, and seamless.

It was later disclosed that Grohl performed the drums on the album, his first drumming credit on a Foo Fighters studio album since 2005. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. At the time of the album's announcement, a replacement for Hawkins had still not been publicly disclosed. But Here We Are is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on June 2, 2023.As early as mid-2021, Dave Grohl had already been planning for a follow up album to Medicine at Midnight (2021). But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. The album was later officially announced on April 19, 2023, alongside its official title, But Here We Are. we have a very limited number of lyric booklets used at the band’s private listening sessions to give away with the new album But Here We Are.

At Metacritic, the album has an average score of 86 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 22 reviews. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. it feels like the songs are genuinely heartfelt rather than an obligatory effort made before going on tour and having fun. The band cancelled everything planned for the rest of the year, largely going quiet and leaving their future uncertain. Another song, "Show Me How", was released on May 25 and features Grohl harmonizing with his daughter Violet.Words are hard to find to cover the loss of a friend a family member, a band mate, or anyone close to you in the way Taylor was to the band and this album covers every emotion along the way. Somehow Dave Grohl found a way to wrap words around the enormity of his grief as he surrendered to his own impossible circumstances. with its heady hooks and exuberant riffs, But Here We Are is ambitious, poignant, and vivid in equal measure. Numerous critics and publications listed But Here We Are in their year-end ranking of the best albums of 2023.

We'll also enter into the draw anyone who shares the twitter, insta, tiktok or facebook posts below. Four singles, " Rescued", " Under You", " Show Me How" and "The Teacher" were released ahead of the album, while drummer Josh Freese was announced as the band's new drummer for the supporting tour. But Here We Are' is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band's new life. Foo Fighters pip Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds to Number 1 with But Here We Are after intense race". Grohl noted that each album the band records is a response to the prior one, and in response to Medicine at Midnight, he was considering writing "an insane prog-rock record".In December 2022, a statement was released confirming that Foo Fighters would continue, but that they were "going to be a different band going forward". praised the album's emotional content, noting that "It's a miracle not only that it was made, but also that it boasts the mesmeric lyrical and musical qualities it does.