Overview
- Foo Fighters released their 12th album, Your Favorite Toy, on Friday, a 10-track set that marks the recorded debut of drummer Ilan Rubin.
- A world tour in support of the album starts Tuesday in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with European dates beginning June 10 in Oslo.
- Recorded at Dave Grohl’s home studio and co-produced with Oliver Roman, the concise record leans into fast, punk-charged rock with a live, rough-edged feel.
- Reviews highlight Grohl’s candid lyrics about loss and personal reckoning, with ‘Of All People’ drawing on his encounter with a 1990s drug dealer to question who survives and why.
- Early U.K. response is strong, with the album hitting No. 1 on iTunes and several tracks entering the songs chart, according to Forbes.