{"id":1796260,"date":"2026-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796260"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:00:00","slug":"foo-fighters-stream-new-single-your-favorite-toy-announce-12th-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796260","title":{"rendered":"FOO FIGHTERS Stream New Single &#8220;Your Favorite Toy,&#8221; Announce 12th Studio Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/foo-fighters-2026.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"1373\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Foo Fighters<\/strong> have dropped &#8220;Your Favorite Toy,&#8221; the titular first single from their upcoming 12<sup>th<\/sup> full-length studio album. The track marks the band&#8217;s first new music of 2026 and signals a bold sonic shift while remaining unmistakably <strong>Foo Fighters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Band mastermind <strong>Dave Grohl<\/strong> described the song as a creative breakthrough for the band: &#8220;&#8216;Your Favorite Toy&#8217; really was the key that unlocked the tone and energetic direction of the new album. We stumbled upon it after experimenting with different sounds and dynamics for over a year\u2026 It was the fuse to the powder keg of songs we wound up recording for this record. It feels new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The album <em>Your Favorite Toy <\/em>arrives April 24 via Roswell Records\/RCA Records. It was recorded at home and co-produced by the band and <strong>Oliver Roman<\/strong>, engineered by <strong>Roman<\/strong> and mixed by <strong>Mark &#8220;Spike&#8221; Stent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Your Favorite Toy<\/em> runs as follows:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Caught In The Echo&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Of All People&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Window&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Your Favorite Toy&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;If You Only Knew&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Spit Shine&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Unconditional&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Child Actor&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Amen, Caveman&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Asking For A Friend&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy (Lyric Video)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lgy4a0tXz7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The album follows last year&#8217;s &#8220;Asking For A Friend&#8221; and builds anticipation for the band&#8217;s massive &#8220;Take Cover&#8221; world tour. The trek launches June 10 at Unity Arena in Oslo, following U.S. festival headline appearances at Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa Valley. <strong>Foo Fighters<\/strong>&#8216; current lineup features <strong>Grohl<\/strong> alongside <strong>Nate Mendel<\/strong>, <strong>Chris Shiflett<\/strong>, <strong>Pat Smear<\/strong>, <strong>Rami Jaffee<\/strong> and <strong>Ilan Rubin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Get your tickets for the below dates here.<\/p>\n<p>5\/8 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome to Rockville<br \/>5\/23 Napa, CA BottleRock Napa Valley<br \/>6\/10 Oslo, NO Unity Arena<br \/>6\/12 Stockholm, SE Strawberry Arena<br \/>6\/15 Warsaw, PL PGE Narodowy<br \/>6\/17 Munich, DE Allianz Arena<br \/>6\/19 Paris, FR Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena<br \/>6\/19 Landgraaf, NL Pinkpop Festival<br \/>6\/25 Liverpool, UK Anfield Stadium<br \/>6\/27 Liverpool, UK Anfield Stadium<br \/>7\/1 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion<br \/>7\/3 Vienna, AT Ernst Happel Stadion<br \/>7\/5 Milan, IT I-Days Milano Ippodromo Snai La Maura<br \/>7\/8 Madrid, ES Mad Cool<br \/>7\/10 Lisbon, PT NOS Alive<br \/>8\/4 Toronto, ON Rogers Stadium<br \/>8\/6 Detroit, MI Ford Field<br \/>8\/8 Chicago, IL Soldier Field Stadium<br \/>8\/10 Cleveland, OH Huntington Bank Field<br \/>8\/13 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field<br \/>8\/15 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium<br \/>8\/17 Washington, DC Nationals Park<br \/>8\/22 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl<br \/>9\/12 Fargo, ND Fargodome<br \/>9\/15 Regina, SK Mosaic Stadium<br \/>9\/17 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium<br \/>9\/20 Vancouver, BC BC Place<br \/>9\/24 Louisville, KY Bourbon &amp; Beyond<br \/>9\/26 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium<br \/>11\/5 Brisbane, QLD Suncorp Stadium<br \/>11\/7 Townsville, QLD QLD Country Bank Stadium<br \/>11\/10 Sydney, NSW Accor Stadium<br \/>11\/12 Newcastle, NSW McDonald Jones Stadium<br \/>11\/14 Melbourne, VIC Marvel Stadium<br \/>11\/17 Adelaide, SA Coopers Stadium<br \/>1\/19 Christchurch, NZ One New Zealand Stadium<br \/>1\/22 Auckland, NZ Western Springs Stadium<br \/>1\/25 Perth, WA HBF Park\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? 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