Dave Grohl shares one album he thinks it’s perfect as Foo Fighters announce a new headlining show
Author Benedetta Baldin - 8.7.2026
Foo Fighters singer/guitarist Dave Grohl recently praised Pixies‘ gold-certified 1988 sophomore album “Surfer Rosa” in an interview with BBC 6 Music, as per theprp. Nirvana later hired Steve Albini to oversee the recording of their last studio album, “In Utero.” In related news, the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut will host Foo Fighters‘ “Take Cover Tour” on October 4th, according to a recent announcement. Tickets will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday, July 10.
I have a lot of records that I think are perfect records, but one that comes to mind is Pixies‘ ‘Surfer Rosa‘. I love that record so much for a lot of reasons. One: that it was produced by the almighty Steve Albini. And it was maybe the first album to become popular and showcase his incredible engineering sonic technique.
Charles, the singer of the Pixies, was an amazing lyricist. His lyrics were just… they kind of teetered back and forth from abstract intellectual to things that just sounded so absurd and almost like, dumb in a way.
His voice and Kim Deal — the bassist — their two voices together, it was just such a wonderful blend. And it was unusual at the time. They really did sort of coin this specific dynamic and the simplicity of it was really powerful. So that record I’ve probably listened to 10,000 times, and I still love it. I could still listen to it every day.
