Foo Fighters release new music to celebrate their 30th birthday

'Today's Song' is the band's first new track in years – with artwork by Harper Grohl

It’s been 30 years since Foo Fighters released their debut album, and the band have celebrated the milestone with a brand new track. ‘Today’s Song’ is the first new taste of the Foos since 2023’s But Here We Are, and the track feels like it’s looking back as much as it is stepping forward: heartfelt, angsty and elegiac.

“I woke today screaming for change / I knew that I must / So, here lies a shadow / Ashes to ashes / Dust into dust,” sings Dave Grohl over the intro; the video just stills of the band recording the track in shafts of sunlight.

Foo Fighters - Today's Song

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In a personal letter written to fans to accompany the release, Grohl spoke from the heart, addressing some of the ups and downs the band have faced recently.

“Over the years, we’ve had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak. Moments of beautiful victory, and moments of painful defeat. We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what. Because in life, you just can’t go it alone.

It should go without saying that without the boundless energy of William Goldsmith, the seasoned wisdom of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story would be incomplete, so we extend our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and memories that we shared with each of them over the years. Thank you, gentlemen.

And… Taylor. Your name is spoken every day, sometimes with tears, sometimes with a smile, but you are still in everything we do, everywhere we go, forever. The enormity of your beautiful soul is only rivaled by the infinite longing we feel in your absence. We all miss you beyond words. Foo Fighters will forever include Taylor Hawkins in every note that we play, until we do finally reach our destination.”

Earlier this week they also released ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’, a cover of a Minor Threat track that they first recorded in 1995, now adding 2025 vocals in another nod to both their early beginnings and the road ahead.

Foo Fighters - I Don't Wanna Hear It (Minor Threat Cover)