An icon in the world of music, Foo Fighters’ most recent album showcases exactly why they stay on top.

Their tenth album, ​Medicine at Midnight​, comes riding on the shoulders of their prior albums’ successes, such as ​Concrete and Gold​.

The album, originally planned for a release in 2020, was delayed until February 5th, 2021, but fans got sneak peeks of it with the single releases of “Shame Shame”, “No Son of Mine”, and “Waiting On a War”.

Foo Fighters held nothing back as they filled the album with amazing backing tracks, meaningful lyrics, and amazing instrumental work.

This doesn’t mean they aren’t trying anything new, however, as the album has a more relaxed atmosphere to it compared to prior releases.

Featuring intense beats that pull you in, while still not being overbearing for the listener. A prime example of this more calm, relaxed type of rock is the album’s eighth song, “Chasing Birds,” which adopts a slower tempo and a more basic approach to the style.

Despite all this, you’ll still find yourself dancing along to the tracks, maybe even singing too.

Each and every song in the track has its own feel as well, with the titular song, “Medicine at Midnight” featuring a fight-the-power type feeling, and exuding a classic rock atmosphere.

On the other end of the spectrum, “Shame Shame” provides an almost oppressive climate, with very repetitive lyrics and a theme of, expectedly, shame.

Different still, “Cloudspotter” is more upbeat and complex in emotion and air. This is all to be expected from an album with roots in 1996, as that’s when guitarist Dave Grohl first came up with a guitar riff featured on the album.

He had been looking for a song to use it in since, and this album finally presented the opportunity.

All in all, Foo Fighters really rocked the stage yet again, pumping out another list of amazing songs.

For an album 25 years in the making, it certainly has a modern feel and appeal. Whether you’re looking for rebellious lyrics or sad ones, fast-paced or slow-tempo songs, it’s all here for you.

I recommend this album to both old Foo Fighters fans and new fans alike and give it a five out of five.

Don’t go into it expecting anything unexpected though, this is most definitely still rock music, even if it’s a bit softer than some of their prior works, it’s most definitely still Foo Fighters.