A massive, ornate architecture of reinforced steel and distorted amplifiers defines this heavy, pop-harmonized collection. Working with pop producer Greg Kurstin, the band injects their muscular, late-2010s arena rock with dense, multi-layered vocal stacks reminiscent of 1960s pop and the complex textures of 1970s progressive rock.
The resulting sound is a deliberate juxtaposition of light and shade, capturing a paranoid, politically charged atmosphere where quiet, held breaths repeatedly collide with crushing, Black Sabbath-esque riffs.
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How does Concrete and Gold sound next to the rest of Foo Fighters's catalogue?
This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.
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