Two days after releasing her debut single on Bandcamp, Dave Grohl’s 19-year-old daughter Violet has signed with Republic Records through her own Auroura Records imprint. Two additional, previously Bandcamp-only tracks, “THUM” and “Applefish,” are also out now on all streaming platforms, with a full-length album expected later this year.
“From the moment we met Violet, it was clear that she represents the next generation of artists,” said Republic SVP of A&R/Operations Kristina Grossmann. “The music is immediate, intentional and her voice holds a rare duality. She is unapologetically cool and is a fearless female voice. We couldn’t be more excited to help bring her vision and this album to life.”
Earlier this week, Violet Grohl paid tribute to late filmmaker David Lynch with the song “What’s Heaven Without You,” which she released in honor of what would have been Lynch’s 80th birthday. The track was produced by Justin Raisen (Kim Gordon, Yves Tumor) and Anthony Paul Lopez, and was written by Grohl with Raisen and Persia Numan. The latter is the daughter of new wave icon Gary Numan, whose song “Down in the Park” was covered by Foo Fighters on the 1996 collection Songs in the Key of X.
“This song was written in David Lynch’s memory alongside two of my favorite collaborators in the world, Persia Numan and Justin Raisen,” Violet Grohl says. “A few days after the chaos and devastation of the L.A. fires, we came together in our sadness and grief and let it pour out into this song. We hope you can find some resonance in it. The impact he left on art is truly magical. We miss you David.”
Violet Grohl has sang onstage with Foo Fighters on numerous occasions in recent years, participated in her dad’s Hannukah Sessions series and also contributed vocals to the song “Show Me How” from the Foos’ 2023 album But Here We Are.