TN:180 Foo Fighters
5/5/20261 hr 17 min
John is joined by Foo Fighters to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Your Favorite Toy’. Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by Dave Grohl. Known for their alt-rock anthems driven by melody and personality, they have evolved into one of rock’s biggest and most influential bands. Over the past 20 years, they have released twelve studio albums, won fifteen Grammys, and in 2021 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their twelfth studio album, ‘Your Favorite Toy’, arrived in April 2026. Sitting down at Metropolis Studios in London, Dave and bassist Nate Mendel break down tracks, all the way from Dave’s demos and early drum patterns through to the final masters. The pair also discuss how they created the distinctive Foo Fighters guitar sounds on ‘Spit Shine’, share stories from recording screaming and Ilan’s perfect flams, and answer questions from our Patrons! Tracks discussed: Asking For A Friend, Spit Shine, If You Only Knew LISTEN to Your Favourite Toy: Your Favorite Toy by Foo Fighters, RCA Records. TAPE IT Thanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast. Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off. Try the new Tape It Denoiser currently 50% off! TRINITY LABAN Find out more about Trinity Laban’s new MA in Songwriting. QUBE Find out more about Qube membership here. MAKE NOISE PRO AUDIO Use the code TAPENOTES10 for 10% off all Franklin Audio products at makenoiseproaudio.com MUSIVERSAL Skip the waitlist and get your discount HERE Recorded at Metropolis Studios LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES linktr.ee/tapenotes Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective - https://lynkify.in/song/sunshine-buddy/YT47TLFI GEAR MENTIONS API 1608 Console Neve BCM10 Wizard Amps Fender Tone master Hiwatt Amps Freedman Amps Trini Lopez Guitar Moog Theremini Shure SM58 Microphone Gibson ES-335 Ludwig Drums OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns. KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes Patreon: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk
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[rock music] Hello, I'm John Kennedy, and joining me for this episode of Tape Notes are Foo Fighters to talk about how they wrote, recorded, and produced their latest album, Your Favorite Toy. I was joined by Dave and Nate from the band at Metropolis Studios in London, where we got into how the record came together, digging into the demos, sessions, and songwriting, and breaking down how the ideas developed in the studio. We recorded this on the day the album came out, so they were in good form, full of excitement about the arrival of their new baby. They had just had their album launch party the night before, which sounded like a lot of fun. There was ice skating apparently, bowling, and karaoke. And then the same day that we recorded our interview for Tape Notes, I did another interview for them for Radio X, a track-by-track conversation. But as ever with Tape Notes, we really dug deep into all the gritty details of how they made the record. As always, we filmed the entire conversation, so if you'd like to watch the full interview and see Dave and Nate break down the sessions in detail, head over to patreon.com/tapenotes. Membership also gives you behind-the-scenes content, the chance to ask our guests questions, and entry into our monthly gear giveaways. A big thank you as well to our partners at Tape It. They have just released their new denoiser, delivering instant studio quality audio by intelligently removing background noise while preserving your sound without artifacts. It's available as a desktop app and VST, and currently half price at