Foo Fighters Drop New Single ‘Asking For A Friend’
This is the Foo’s first track to feature new drummer Ilan Rubin.
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After surprising fans with live EP Are Playing Where??? Vol. I. earlier this month, Foo Fighters have today (October 24) dropped new single, ‘Askling For A Friend’.
This marks the rock outfit’s first single to feature new drummer Ilan Rubin, who recently replaced Josh Freese. It’s exactly what you’d expect from the Foos: crunching guitars, solid percussion and Dave Grohl screams moulded into a commercially produced four and a half minutes of contemporary rock.
Taking to social media to announce the track, Grohl released a lengthy statement touching on the band’s history, new drummer Rubin and their upcoming North American tour with good friends Queens of the Stone Age. Read the full statement below:
“Since our return to the stage in San Luis Obispo five weeks ago, we have been reminded of why we love and are forever devoted to doing this Foo Fighters thing. From reuniting as a band and staring at a list of 30 years worth of songs to brush off, to reimagining versions with the incredible blessing of the one and only Ilan Rubin behind the drums, to reconnecting with our amazing fans and blasting them with everything we’ve got (no matter the size of the venue) because we would not be here without them, we have the most solid core. And the sun is finally rising over the horizon.
“What better way to share the view than with close friends?
“In 1992, I first saw the legendary Kyuss perform at the Off Ramp in Seattle and met Mr Josh Homme. The band were friends of a friend, and before long their album Blues for the Red Sun became the soundtrack to that summer. 33 years later and with many miles behind us, I have shared some of my life’s most rewarding musical moments with my dear friend, Josh. A lifelong bond that goes far beyond the sound we’ve made together. So it is with great happiness that we can share this next chapter together with his almighty Queens of the Stone Age.
“Take cover.
“But none of this would be complete without new music to share from Pat, Nate, Chris, Rami, Ilan and I. ‘Asking for a Friend’ is a song for those who have waited patiently in the cold, relying on hope and faith for their horizon to appear. Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.
“One of many songs to come…”
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‘Asking For A Friend’ signals the next stage of the Foo Fighters’ evolution after three years of pain and heartache.
The Foos went on a short hiatus after the tragic passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022, only to then be forced off the road again when Grohl admitted to fathering a child outside of his marriage in September 2024.
After hiring and firing drummer Josh Freese, who was with the band for less than two years, the Foos appear to finally be in a good place and ready to enter the studio and begin work on their twelfth studio album and first since 2023’s But Here We Are.
‘Asking For A Friend’ by Foo Fighters is out now on all good streaming platforms.
