On November 10, 2014, “Roswell” label released “Sonic Highways”, the eighth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – July 2014, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Inner Ear” in Arlington County, Virginia, “Southern Ground” in Nashville, “6A” in Austin, “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, “Preservation Hall” in New Orleans, “Robert Lang” in Seattle, “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hwakins and Chris Shiflett.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, cymbals, EBow
- Pat Smear – rhythm and lead guitar
- Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, devil pickin’, backing vocals
- Nate Mendel – bass guitar
- Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals
- Joe Walsh – lead guitar
- Gary Clark, Jr. – lead guitar
- Rick Nielsen – baritone guitar
- Rami Jaffee – clavinet; organ; mellotron; piano; Wurlitzer electric piano; backing vocals, space keys
- Charlie Gabriel – clarinet
- Mark Braud – trumpet
- Ben Jaffe – tuba
- Ronell Johnson – tuba, backing vocals
- Freddie Lonzo – trombone
- Clint Maedgen – saxophone, backing vocals
- Zac Brown – devil pickin’, backing vocals
- Drew Hester – percussion; tambourine
- Barrett Jones – EBow
- Los Angeles Youth Orchestra – strings
- Tony Visconti – string arrangement
- Ben Gibbard – backing vocals
- Chris Goss – backing vocals
- Jim Rota – backing vocals
- Peter Stahl – backing vocals
- Skeeter Thompson – backing vocals
- Kristeen Young – backing vocals
- Justin Armstrong – studio assistance
- Brandon Bell – studio assistance
- Charlie Bolois – studio assistance
- Dakota Bowman – studio assistance
- Marcel Fernandez – studio assistance
- Kabir Hermon – studio assistance
- John Lousteau – studio assistance
- Matt Mangano – studio assistance
- Greg Norman – studio assistance
- Jon San Paolo – studio assistance
- Matthias Schneeberger – studio assistance
- Chris Shurtleff – studio assistance
- Ben Simoneti – studio assistance
- Don Zientara – studio assistance
- James Brown – recording, mixing
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Gersh Gershunoff – drums technician
- Morning Breath, Inc. – art direction, design
- Stephan Martiniere – cover illustration
- Ringo – photography
- Andrew Stuart – photography
Track listing:
- Something from Nothing
- The Feast and the Famine
- Congregation
- What Did I Do/God as My Witness
- Outside
- In the Clear
- Subterranean
- I am a River
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