Medicine at Midnight is a speedy, hooky, and efficient record, every bit the party album Grohl promised.
As a modern rock melting pot, Medicine certainly sounds like a spirit rediscovered.
The band have managed to combine all of their strengths with a few entertaining new sounds, fully aware that straight-forward rock’n’rollicking fun is what we all badly need at the moment.
The Foos’ 10th album is upbeat even by their uniquely well-adjusted standards, returning to their core Nineties alt-rock sound minus any gimmicks, detours, or shenanigans.
Celebratory to the bone, the tenth Foo Fighters recording adventure is a bit like finding yourself on the best rollercoaster ride in town on a hot summer day, joyously terrifying in places, it ends well.
With sticky melodies and a spring in its step, ‘Medicine At Midnight’ is an experiment that pays off, simultaneously adding a new shade to their sound and injecting a dose of fun and escapism when we need it most.
This is a characteristically strong, uncharacteristically sloppy (in a good way!), album by one of the few remaining shining lights of rock music. Greatness is almost a given at this stage.
It’s an exhibition of just what a simply, fundamentally good band Foo Fighters are, and how skilled with a tune and a melody Dave Grohl is.
It's slinky. It's shimmery. It gets a bit Bowie and boasts one of the best songs they've ever recorded. Album 10 is the soundtrack to the summer we all crave.
Medicine At Midnight affords Foo Fighters another stadium-ready set of songs.
In many ways, Medicine At Midnight may be their most surprising and unique album to date that ultimately furthers the range and power of the Foo Fighter’s as both performers and songwriters.
At a brief 36 minutes long, Medicine at Midnight is a solid addition to a discography that raises the bar for what it means to be a rock act that seamlessly evolves with the times.
An essential listen for fans and a fair introduction for newcomers, Medicine at Midnight feels like the rare late-career release that genuinely earns its spots within the legacy setlist.
They may have opened out their map a little more for Medicine At Midnight, but the Foos’ territory remains reassuringly familiar.
Medicine at Midnight isn't good because of the ways it pushes the envelope, but because of how upholds the band's status as rock torchbearers. This is the Foos doing what they do best.
While Medicine At Midnight may not hold so many bright golden moments as their best work, it’s great to hear that the good times are still rolling with them.
Compared to the relative safety of Concrete and Gold, Medicine at Midnight feels like a revelation. A more playful, experimental side of the Foo Fighters that we haven’t seen in years.
The new record is clearly an attempt to not only maintain their loyal legions, but also to expand their following through a more melodic MO.
Medicine at Midnight finds Foo Fighters flirting with danceable rhythms and pop melodies. It's a fun album but might be polarizing just the same.
Foo Fighters are great at what they do, which means we get another set of quality rock, but with few surprises
This is a decent return for the band and it should quench any Foo Fighters fan's thirst.
Grohl has never hidden his love for the Big Rock Moves, but the absence of punk rock's intimacy leaves Medicine At Midnight feeling off-balance.
Dave Grohl’s band keep changing their methods but the results sound the same, even as they aim at David Bowie disco on their first LP since 2017.
Whether fans will love these songs or not depends on how open-minded they are when they hit play on a new Foo Fighters record.
The Foo Fighters have changed the chassis, not the engine; the style, not the soul. But Medicine at Midnight is still a rejuvenating detour, en route to the familiar packed fields which will one day complete it.
Medicine at Midnight reminds us that no matter how long you’ve been around, there’s no time like the present to reinvent yourself.
Medicine at Midnight is the sound of a band trying to go pop and using too much hot air to get there.