Foo Fighters Debut New Song, "The Sky Is a Neighborhood"

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Dave Grohl debuted a new Foo Fighters song this past Monday night (May 15) while performing at the Acoustic 4 A Cure IV benefit show in San Francisco.

Grohl was backed by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee when he decided to whip out the downright catchy and emphatic "The Sky Is a Neighborhood."

“I figured on the way up here, I thought ‘fuck it let’s play a news song man’,” said Grohl while introducing the track. “We’ve never played this song in front of anybody."

The Foos are believed to be spending most of 2017 recording a new album. Last year, Hawkins told NME, “We will make a new record at some point. We won’t really be ready until Dave’s ready to go. It’s on the books, so we’ll definitely be playing. We never really know, we just wait for a text from Dave saying ‘hey, let’s go down to the studio.”

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Damian Fanelli
Editor-in-Chief, Guitar World

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas (opens in new tab), was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron (opens in new tab), a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums (opens in new tab). He now plays in two NYC-area bands.