LEGENDARY American rock band Foo Fighters should come to Canvey to record their next album, a popular music magazine has claimed.

After recording their last album in eight US cities renowned for their musical heritage, frontman Dave Grohl has suggested the rockers may do the same again in the UK.

It has prompted the NME to compile a list of the nine British venues the five-piece should visit when recording the album.

The magazine wrote: “Plonked in the middle of the Thames Estuary, Canvey is the birthplace of Seventies pub rock.

“Home to Dr Feelgood and Eddie and the Hot Rods, the Essex spot also attracted visits from Elvis Costello. Julien Temple’s film ‘Oil City Confidential’ will tell Dave all he needs to know before his visit and we also suggest he gives guitar god Wilko Johnson a call.”

Foo Fighters’ eighth album, Sonic Highways, released last November was accompanied by a TV documentary series as the band travelled to cities, including Chicago and New Orleans.

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Sonic Highways - recorded in eight US cities - was released last year

Lead singer and former Nirvana drummer Dave, 46, hinted at recording a sequel in the UK earlier this year, although he neglected to name Canvey as a possible venue.

He said: “If we went to somewhere like Abbey Road it would be like Paul McCartney or George Martin, that'd be kind of cool. You could go to Manchester and interview the Happy Mondays guys.”

Dr Feelgood, formed on Canvey in 1971 and renowned for the guitar-playing style of Wilko Johnson, were seen as the figureheads of the pub rock movement.

Pub rockers rejected the style of glam rock, playing small venues in tatty jeans and with long hair.

Lee Brilleaux, lead singer of Dr Feelgood, typically played shows wearing a filthy white suit and loose tie.

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Lee Brilleaux was lead singer of Canvey band Dr Feelgood - seen as the figureheads of the pub rock movement

Foo Fighters are currently on a UK tour and will play two shows at Milton Keynes Bowl this weekend.

The NME has also suggested the band visits Glasgow, Hackney and an 18th century cottage in the Welsh town of Machynlleth, which was used as a retreat by Led Zeppelin.