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The Foo Fighters reviewed U2's new album and said it 'sounds like a fart'

by Mark Teo

Honest question, here: Despite the fact that we were forcefully gifted it for free, was there anyone who actually liked U2’s newest album? Because, see, when Songs of Innocence landed on everyone’s phone, Twitter was convinced that it was an illuminati plot. Apple had to develop a tool to help users remove it. Heck, even Everclear got in on the fun, spoof-releasing an album with Windows 10. Sweet burn, Art Alexakis.

Now, the Foo Fighters have joined the chorus of disapproval. In a recent interview with The Music, drummer Taylor Hawkins went from talking about the Foos’ new album, Sonic Highways, to bash Songs of Innocence.

“I mean, I think they probably thought it was gonna be a great idea, [like] ‘Here’s the deal: everybody who has an iPhone, gets your record. And they get it for free!,’” said Alanis Morissette’s former drummer. “And they thought, probably, ‘Well that’s pretty awesome!’ but they didn’t really take into consideration the Big Brother feeling that kinda goes along with like, ‘You have the new U2 record’… You couldn’t get rid of it and they actually had to come up with an app to get rid of it, that’s horrible.

“I liked all the YouTube footage of all the crap: ‘What the fuck is this shit doin’ on my phone, dog? Get this shit off my phone, dog!’”

For Hawkins, the album’s spooky government-conspiracy brought him back to Grade 10 English class—and he couldn’t help but shake comparisons to George Orwell’s 1984.

Well, we don’t agree. There’s some real-deal bangers on Songs of Innocence. Go on. Give it a good re-listen below. Believe us, it’ll win you over.