Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has revealed that he is balancing working on the band's new album with doing household chores.

The group are currently recording the follow-up to 2007's 'Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace' in the singer's garage.

In an interview with The Sun, Grohl said recording at home means he gets to be a family man as well as a rock star.

"I can get the kids up in the morning. I love my kids. They're hilarious. I can't wait to get them up out of bed and get them going to school for the day,” he said.

"Sometimes I do some housework, a bit of vacuuming and dusting, then in the week get them out for the day. Then I go down to my garage and go to work. We make some heavy music.

"But the good thing about making an album in the house is come 6.30 in the evening the kids are having dinner and I get to be there and give them baths and read them stories before they go to bed.

He added: “Once they go to bed I can go back to the garage and keep on trucking.”

Foo Fighters are currently half-way through recording the as-yet-untitled new album, which features Nirvava's Krist Novoselic.

Meanwhile, the band are set to play two huge outdoor gigs at Milton Keynes Bowel next summer.

(by Jason Gregory)