ON THIS DAY – July 4th, 1995 🇺🇸
Happy 30th Anniversary to Foo Fighters’ Self-Titled Debut Album!

Thirty years ago today, Dave Grohl didn’t just release a record — he rose from the wreckage.
Still carrying the grief of Kurt Cobain’s death, Grohl stepped into a studio alone. No band. No label pressure. No expectations. Just six days, a borrowed studio in Seattle, and the weight of the past pressing on every note.

He recorded every instrument, sang every word, and labeled the tape under a made-up name — Foo Fighters — hoping to stay anonymous. It wasn’t meant to launch anything. It was supposed to be therapy, a purge, a private way to keep moving when everything else had stopped.

But the music spoke louder than secrecy ever could.

“his Is a Call” kicked down the door with joyful urgency.
“Big Me” charmed the world with its quirky wit and lo-fi sweetness.
“I’ll Stick Around” burned with defiance and resolve.
Across twelve tracks, the album stitched together something completely new — not Nirvana 2.0, but a fresh voice, full of heart, hooks, and healing. It was melodic but muscular, raw yet unshakeably optimistic — a sound that helped define the next era of rock.

What began as a one-man experiment in grief and survival became the first step in the journey of one of the most enduring and beloved bands of the modern era.

Foo Fighters went on to become platinum-certified. But more importantly, it showed us that creation can come from devastation, and that even in silence, the music never dies — it just waits for a new voice to carry it forward.

30 years later, we’re still singing.
Still screaming.
Still grateful.

This is a call… to celebrate.