Concrete And Gold

Concrete and Gold paired Foo Fighters with Greg Kurstin, bringing rich vocal harmonies into the band’s heavy guitar sound. “Run” moves from a quiet opening into shouted vocals and dense riffs; “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” builds around a broad, deliberate chorus.

Paul McCartney plays drums on “Sunday Rain,” sung by Taylor Hawkins. That change of voice and feel helps open up an album whose larger arrangements still depend on the band’s direct physical attack.