Coming in at the eighth spot on our ten best songs by The War on Drugs is the anthemic hit “Baby Missiles.” Initially, the song was featured on the band’s 2010 extended playFuture Weather. It was later featured on The War on Drugs’ sophomore studio albumSlave Ambient. “Baby Missil...
Eliza: So far, I’ve been lucky to only work on songs that I’ve enjoyed spending a lot of time with. I did have one request for a Song Quilt where the person gave me two options, a Fats Domino song, or a Misfits song. The Misfits are a punk band, and the melodies are often ...
june 1, 2017 the second taste of their forthcoming album, a deeper understanding save save across three albums, the war on drugs have become increasingly adept at reflecting the sound of classic rock through a fog, with songs that grow and fade like living memories. but on their new single...
There was static on some songs and no one believed me. I’d say, ‘You don’t hear that?’ and they’d be like, ‘Dude . . .’ You just get so into the songs that it becomes a part of you.” There's little doubt that Granduciel's single- mindedness paid off. Lost in the...
a feeling of cool grass underneath the toes. The music of the War on Drugs is broad enough to be vague, but the feeling it evokes is sharply and personally specific. The band's debut record, Wagonwheel Blues, is populated with sprawling songs redolent of humid summer nights and lawn sprin...
Adam Granduciel and his band took their widescreen portrayals of big sky America to another level on their fourth album. It's a towering homage to Petty, Springsteen, Dylan and Young brimming with wanderlust and an expansive guitar sound to die for. Read
2020 saw the release of LIVE DRUGS featuring live interpretations of songs throughout their career, including off their 2014 breakthrough, Lost In The Dream. Co-produced by Granduciel and Shawn Everett, their fifth studio album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, chips away some of their hazier ...
great songs struggling to find their way toward richly realized collaborations; on their fourth, The War on Drugs has become a fully synergetic band. This development has allowed their music a new kind of movement, which has resulted in songs more fleshed-out and actualized than even those from...
Philly rockers the War on Drugs will release their new LP, Lost in the Dream, next week. It's the followup to 2011's Slave Ambient. Following the single "Red Eyes", the entire record is now up to stream, below, via The Guardian. Frontman Adam Granduciel shared some thoughts about ...
The War on Drugs’ “Under the Pressure” is featured on our list of25 Great Rock Songs from the Past Decade with Saxophone. Sign-up for our newsletter! Stay up to date on the latest news, reviews, interviews and more. Yes, I would like to sign up ...