Foo Fightershavesurprise-releaseda new liveEP, ‘Are Playing Where??? Vol. II’, on Bandcamp – check it out below.
It is the second instalment in a series thatlaunched last October with ‘Are Playing Where??? Vol. I’, which gathered live tracks that the band had played around the US earlier in the year.
This time around, the six tracks are taken from the band’s intimate shows at Irving Plaza in New York City on April 30 and Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey on May 2, shows that were part oftheir intimate run of gigs that have run throughout the year.
‘Are Playing Where??? Vol. II’ includes ‘Of All People’, ‘Window’ and the title track of their latest album ‘Your Favorite Toy‘, as well as olderfavourites‘These Days’, ‘My Hero’ and ‘Aurora’.
The EP is available on a pay-what-you-want basis on Bandcamp, and the bandhavesaid that “any proceeds from this EP will go to local charities in those cities”.
Listen below andpurchasethe trackshere.
FooFighters – ‘Are Playing Where??? Vol. II’tracklist:
‘Of All People’ (live at Starland Ballroom)
‘These Days’ (live at Irving Plaza)
‘Your Favorite Toy’ (live at Irving Plaza)
‘My Hero’ (live at Starland Ballroom)
‘Window’ (live at Irving Plaza)
‘Aurora’ (live at Starland Ballroom)
Foo Fighters released their12th studio album ‘Your Favorite Toy’ in April, andNMEawarded it three-and-a-half stars, noting:“‘Your Favorite Toy’ is a few more tracks of that depth away from being the most vital Foo Fighters record since 1997’s ‘The Colour and the Shape’. For now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.”
They are also currentlytouring North America with Queens Of The Stone Age, withthe opening night going down earlier this week in Toronto.
It follows on fromtheir recent European run that included two nights at Anfield in Liverpool. NMEwas at one of those shows, andin a four-star review said:“Grohl asks whyohwhy the band are only playing these two Liverpool gigs in their home away from homeofthe UK thisyear, butassures us that this ismerely“a cocktail party before the big dinner” – with talk of some big plans in Blighty for 2027.”