THE FUTURE FACES THE PAST HEAD ON IN FOO FIGHTERS NEW SINGLE ‘TODAY’S SONG’
SINGLE REVIEW | FOO FIGHTERS – TODAY’S SONG by Tom Whittleton
It’s been 30 years since the Foo Fighters began a career on the road, one that would encircle the planet’s rock and roll fans a multitude of times over.
Arguably the biggest band on the planet at various times across the past 3 decades, Foo Fighters are no strangers to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows; a fact reflected in newest single ‘Today’s Song’.
I don’t have to write a list here, you all know the ups and downs of the bands last few years . With Taylor Hawkins unmistakable mark left on the hearts and ears of anyone who listened, or a slew of controversy surrounding what a band to do when it all gets dark, it’s about time to crank up the amps and kick out the jams.
‘Today’s Song’ opens with a tender vocal line from iconic frontman Dave Grohl, with his raspy midwestern drawl setting a precedent for a new era of Foo. “I woke today screaming for change , I knew that I must, so here’s lies a shadow , ashes to ashes dust into dust” – an admission of sorts with a hope for the future.
Subtle keys from Rami Jaffee and a bass line from stalwart Foo Nate Mendel leave room for Grohl to say what needs to be said as plucked chords fill the mix. Just as your falling into the lull of a beautiful melody, Foo Fighters blow your speakers wide open. An emotive lick from Chris Shifflet’s guitar and boom they are back in full swing. Anthemic and filled with what feels like 30 whole years of collective experience explode out.
This isn’t begging for forgiveness, but an acceptance of what has been and gone. “Two sides to a river, too troubled to cross, it might take you under, today’s song”, a chorus spat with a beautiful vulnerability.
This is Dave Grohl at his most honest. It’s refreshing but still classic Foos, distortion and Beatles-esque melodic structure play together in that all familiar sound.
The song finishes with floods of chords and one last line of some of Dave Grohl’s best lyrical work in a long time. “It may take a lifetime to find you, It may take a lifetime to unwind you, Praying there’s some way to remind you” he growls with all the intensity we know and love before the band crash into a finale a flurry of chords and pounding drums.
It’s an exciting and gorgeous return to form for the Foo Fighters. The future continues to shine bright with a hopeful optimism without forgetting the lost friends and mistakes of the past.
‘Today’s song’ is out now.
