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Songs from the Laundry Room is an EP by American rock band Foo Fighters, released exclusively for Record Store Day 2015. This EP and the Foo Fighters album are the two Foo Fighters releases upon which Dave Grohl plays all the instruments.[citation needed]

Songs from the Laundry Room
EP by
Foo Fighters
ReleasedApril 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)
StudioLaundry Room, Arlington, Virginia
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • post-grunge
  • punk rock
Length12:22
LabelRCA
ProducerBarrett Jones, Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters chronology
Sonic Highways
(2014)		 Songs from the Laundry Room
(2015)		 Saint Cecilia
(2015)

Release


Released exclusively for Record Store Day 2015, just 4,000 copies were made available of the 10" vinyl, which includes two demo versions of songs from the band's debut album Foo Fighters, a cover song, and a previously unreleased song, titled "Empty Handed".[1][2]


Re-release


On September 11, 2015 it was announced that Foo Fighters intended to re-release their rare Songs From the Laundry Room EP as a mainstream release.[3] Later the same day, the EP became available digitally.[4]


Track listing


All songs written and composed by Dave Grohl, except "Kids in America" by Marty and Ricky Wilde.

Side A
No.TitleRecording DateLength
1."Alone + Easy Target" (demo)January 3, 19925:16
2."Big Me" (demo)March 19942:19
Side B
No.TitleRecording DateLength
3."Kids in America" (Kim Wilde cover)February 16, 19913:40
4."Empty Handed" (previously unreleased)January 3, 19921:47

Chart positions


Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles Sales (Official Charts Company)[5] 3
UK Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 (Official Charts Company)[6] 3
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 22
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[8] 21

References


  1. "Foo Fighters – Songs From The Laundry Room". Record Store Day. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. "Foo Fighters – Songs From The Laundry Room (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Cashmere, Paul (11 September 2015). "Foo Fighters to release rare 'Songs From The Laundry Room' EP". Noise11. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  4. Cross, Allen (11 September 2015). "Foo Fighters Properly Release Some of Those Rare Songs from the Laundry Room [UPDATE]". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 19 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 officialcharts.com. Retrieved 228 April, 2015.
  6. Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 - 19 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 officialcharts.com. Retrieved 228 April, 2015.
  7. "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. "Foo Fighters Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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