FooFightersLive - "In making art of their suffering, they have given us the most heartfelt gift of themselves." But Here We Are is the new album from Foo Fighters, and marks the bands return after a year of staggering losses, personal introspection and bittersweet remembrances. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, the album opens with “ Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. Sonically channeling the naiveté of Foo Fighters’ 1995 debut, informed by decades of maturity and depth, But Here We Are is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over the last year, But Here We Areis a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, But Here We Are opens with newly released lead single “Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. Not a very convincing pressing unfortunately. Quite narrow soundstage and a bit muddy sounding overall. I guess they just squeezed too much music on one disc, around 24 minutes per side is a bit too much for quite bass heavy music like that.

But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. Sonically channeling the naiveté of Foo Fighters’ 1995 debut, informed by decades of maturity and depth, But Here We Are is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life. Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 19658-80113-B (3) 259528E2 1582268 RKS STERLING MRP4705/19658801131-B #46 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 19658-80113-A (3) 259528E1 1530891 MRP4705/19658801131-A #33 RKS STERLING Produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. Sonically channeling the naiveté of Foo Fighters’ 1995 debut, informed by decades of maturity and depth, But Here We Are is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life. Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 19658-80113-A (3) 259528E1 1530891 MRP4705/19658801131-A #28 RKS STERLINGMatrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 19658-80113-A (3) 259528E1 1530891 MRP4705/19658801131-A #25 RKS STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 19658-80113-A (3) 259528E1 1530891 MRP4705/19658801131-A #33 RKS STERLING Herald-Whig - "It's a walk down the path of mourning and through the stages of grief, but with a twist that is uniquely Foo Fighters." ( thanks Kirri!) But Here We Are is the new album from Foo Fighters, and marks the bands return after a year of staggering losses, personal introspection and bittersweet remembrances. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, the album opens with “Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. But Here We Are ends with a pair of epics. The linear 10-minute odyssey “The Teacher” holds down the penultimate slot, sending us through waves of pensive quiet and thunderous clatter in lieu of a standard verse-chorus-verse. It builds toward Grohl’s resolution to “Try and make good with the air that’s left/ Counting every minute/ Living breath by breath” and climaxes in a guttural “Goodbye!” set to some of the most tumultuous drumming on the album. (Grohl has implied, but not confirmed, that it’s him behind the kit rather than new Foos drummer Josh Freese.) Then comes “Rest,” the grand finale, which begins with Grohl in solo acoustic lullaby mode before exploding into sort of a slowcore/doom metal hymn. “Rest/ You can rest now,” he howls. “Rest/ You can be safe now.” But Here We Are is in nearly equal measure the 11th Foo Fighters album and the first chapter of the band’s new life. Sonically channeling the naivete of Foo Fighters’ 1995 debut, informed by decades of maturity and depth, But Here We Are is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life.

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Hard Force - "Dave Grohl vient de pondre, du plus profond de ses tripes, un disque unique qui fera date."

A Journal of Musical Things - "[Foo Fighters'] best record in a decade as the band stares death in the face and refuses to bend." The pressing itself also isn't great, I have a constant level of surface noise that is noticeable during quiet parts and it's even pressed slightly off-centered (which doesn't affect the sound though). I have to say that I have more and more not so great experiences with Pallas pressings lately, which is really sad as they were one of the top pressing plants out there before the vinyl revival resulted in a drop of quality almost everywhere. Wall Street Journal - "Mr. Grohl’s instincts about how music can help us process and transcend even our darkest moments are absolutely correct." ( thanks Kirri!) Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 19658-80113-B (2) 259528E2 1530893 MRP4705/19658801131-B #22 RKS STERLINGMatrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 19658-80113-B (2) 259528E2 1530893 MRP4705/19658801131-B RKS STERLING #33 But Here We Are is the new album from Foo Fighters, and marks the band's return after a year of staggering losses, personal introspection and bittersweet remembrances. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, the album opens with “Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Released: 2nd June 2023. But Here We Are is the new album from Foo Fighters, and marks the bands return after a year of staggering losses, personal introspection and bittersweet remembrances. A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, But Here We Are is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Courageous, damaged and unflinchingly authentic, the album opens with “Rescued,” the first of 10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between.