Foo Fighters - 'Caught In The Echo'
Foo Fighters show off on new single ‘Caught In The Echo’, it’s the third from their 12th full-length studio album, ‘Your Favorite Toy’, which is out on the 24th of April. Their stadium-ready rock has clearly not reached its peak yet, with ‘Caught In The Echo’ being as exciting as their debut was.
On their previous album we heard Grohl pull on our heartstrings, bringing ballad-like stories of echoing heartbreak, on this new series of releases the band return to their heavily riffing, thumping and stomping roots. ‘Caught In The Echo’ is soaring and thunderous and brings together the different assets the Foos have come to be known for; stadium-ready, screaming rock, strumming riffs, as well as softer, almost introspective chapters and that all within just over four minutes of music.
Grohl, Mendel, Shiflett, Smear, Jaffee and Rubin show off an amount of energy we didn’t realise they still possessed, Foo Fighters are a band not to expire anytime soon, with ‘Caught In The Echo’ making me more and more excited about the upcoming album. Although the previous album was a personal favourite, as I’m a soft rock girl at heart, this one brings new and fresh energy to the forefront, giving me something else to long for once again. This track foreshadows the new album’s rough hewn energy with arguably the band’s most explosive opener in a while.
Grohl tears at the edges with “Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?”, then ends with closing plea “Who can save us now?” which is a journey in itself, ignoring the other layers of the track, which makes it an even more impressive one. Together with the others on the upcoming album, this track was recorded at home, and co-produced by Foo Fighters and Oliver Roman, engineered by Roman, and mixed by Mark Stent. Ten track-counting album ‘Your Favorite Toy’ heralds the band’s Take Cover world tour, which includes their return to the UK for two dates at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium and the 25th and 27th of June. It’s an exciting time to be a young(ish) Foos fan.
Words by Laura Rosierse
