Yup, the Foos are back with another album. Their latest is called “Wasting Light” and while it was announced as being a return to their roots, being all rough and garage-y… well, that was basically bullshit promo talk. Because “Wasting Light” sounds like every other Foo Fighters album. And if I didn’t know that Pat Smear, Butch Vig and Krist Novoselic contributed to the album, I would have never even noticed. Are those bad things? Fuck no! Because the Foo Fighters’ business as usual is still worth a helluva lot more than what most other bands put out.
You already know the single “Rope” from TV or radio, but “White Limo” is really where it’s at. It’s definitely one of the best songs Dave Grohl has ever written and it’s basically the only song on here from which you would believe that it was written in a garage. With “Arlandria” they added yet another song to that greatest hits album that they will someday release. You like things more mellow? Listen to “I Should Have Known” and get instantly soothed. Or not… they lyrics aren’t really that soothing. Or please do check out “Dear Rosemary”, a duet with Hüsker Dü’s Bob Mould that belongs on every Itunes playlist you’ll ever make.
So while “Wasting Light” was not the album I was expecting to hear based on what I read before, it’s still another worthy addition to the band’s discography. So there’s that and the fact that it proves that all press people are basically full of shit.
Score: 8 out of 10
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