Concrete and Gold
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| Studio album by Foo Fighters | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | December 2016 – May 2017 | |||
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| Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
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Concrete and Gold is the upcoming 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 released on June 1, 2017.
While touring in support of the band's 2014 studio album, Sonic Highways, band frontman Dave Grohl fell off the stage and broke his leg at a June 2015 concert in Sweden. Grohl still managed to complete the show, and through the use of his self-designed "throne", a large chair that could sit him comfortably, the band still managed to function, continuing their tour through the year and even managing to record and release the Saint Cecilia EP and song. After the tour, in early 2016, the band announced they would be entering an indefinite hiatus. While no reasons were given at the time, in 2017, Grohl admitted to Rolling Stone that privately, he was still struggling from the injury, still unable to walk and enduring daily, multi-hour physical therapy sessions. He secluded himself from the band, and set a goal for himself to stay away from music and to for an entire year while he focused on recuperating. However though, at six months to the day, he cancelled the plan when he began writing the lyrics to the track "Run".
Initial writing sessions only involved Grohl, who continued being in seclusion from the band, although he initially struggled, feeling "out of practice" and "creatively atrophied" due to his longer than usual break from music. Grohl rented a Airbnb in Ojala, California, so he could focus on long bouts of writing, with Grohl recounting "I brought a case of wine and sat there in my underwear with a microphone for about five days, just writing." After twelve or thirteen rough ideas mapped out, he ran them by the band, who shared Grohl's belief that he was on the right track with the material. Happy with his work, but feeling the material still required further development, Grohl started thinking about reaching out to a music producer.
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