Overview
- The band’s 12th album, Your Favorite Toy, is out now to reviews calling it a fast, high-energy return to the group’s 1990s garage-punk sound.
- Ilan Rubin, who replaced Josh Freese in 2025, makes his recorded debut on drums and earns praise for hard-hitting, precise performances.
- Tracked at Dave Grohl’s home studio, the record leans on distorted vocals and tight, compressed mixes that some critics say sound harsh.
- Reviewers single out Caught in the Echo, If You Only Knew, Unconditional, and the closer Asking for a Friend as standout tracks that frame the album’s pace.
- The release follows two turbulent years for Grohl and the lineup, a backdrop critics say fuels the album’s urgency and direct, punchy writing.