Shug Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Good article here http://www.relix.com/articles/detail/the_war_on_drugs_headphones_on_the_highway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turnips Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 huge fan of the last 2 records, and caught the show in Toronto last month. So very impressed. If there's a knock it's that their songs don't vary all that much overall, but they've nailed what they do extremely well. Anyone mention a Tom Petty influence? I get that in addition to some others mentioned above. Listen to these guys in a car, classic road trip music! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turnips Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 also, for the Canadians out there, War on Drugs remind me a lot of bands like Blue Rodeo, and Tom Cochrane. which is amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I listened to the latest album today and found it to be quite good. It was hypnotic in its sound; I could see how listening to this album would work well at night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiatortunes Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 also, for the Canadians out there, War on Drugs remind me a lot of bands like Blue Rodeo, and Tom Cochrane. which is amazing That's an interesting comment. How so? I don't hear that at all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeShakey Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 If anyone's interested I've got a complilation of their radio/TV work and a compilation of their live stuff prior to the release of the new album going up soon - http://this-was-now.blogspot.com.au/search/label/War%20on%20Drugs. The Dylan comparison might partly be about the fact that Granduciel talks about him being an influence. Apparently he and Kurt Vile bonded over their shared love of Bob. For me, they manage to mix together quite a few disparate influences into something that doesn't sound quite like anything else. Anyone that likes the new album should check out the first two, both great albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ameliaclark Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm pretty late to the War On Drugs train, but local Nashville station Lightning100 has been giving them a lot of air time lately and I'm digging it. What should I start listening to as a new fan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 huge fan of the last 2 records, and caught the show in Toronto last month. So very impressed. If there's a knock it's that their songs don't vary all that much overall, but they've nailed what they do extremely well. Anyone mention a Tom Petty influence? I get that in addition to some others mentioned above. Listen to these guys in a car, classic road trip music!I totally get the Petty influence. As some people will say Coldplay built a career around ripping off Radiohead's High & Dry, The War on Drugs' music is pretty much summed up in the song Time to Move On by Petty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hearing a World Party/Waterboys influence, too.For sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 >Hearing a World Party/Waterboys influence, too. Definitely hear World Party. I went in cold to the show this Spring in DC at the 9:30 Club and thought WP the whole time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Love Boat Captain Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKPCMl7Vc0A The tune that hooked me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo Jones Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hearing a World Party/Waterboys influence, too.For sure.They have covered The Waterboys before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hot Damn! http://thekey.xpn.org/2014/09/15/the-war-on-drugs-kv/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 that NPR deal from Seattle is absolutely unreal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/it-seems-mark-kozelek-might-not-like-the-war-on-drugs-141 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/it-seems-mark-kozelek-might-not-like-the-war-on-drugs-141I'm seeing Kozelek on Friday night. Maybe I'll shout out some War On Drugs song titles in between songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgriff Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Here's the best article I've read on the WoD. Sounds like this album took a lot out of Adam. http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-war-on-drugs-gets-ready-to-play-the-big-rooms/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Here's the best article I've read on the WoD. Sounds like this album took a lot out of Adam. http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-war-on-drugs-gets-ready-to-play-the-big-rooms/Nice read. thanks for posting. Loved this quote:“I learned a lot about anxiety and depression and how you probably have it your whole life, but you never really know it. Then eventually it starts to make your life smaller and smaller and smaller.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgriff Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I enjoy reading Hyden's articles on Grantland. Good writer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
winterland121072 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 seeing War on Drugs this saturday in madison wisconsin....spoon tonight...head and the heart tomorrow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
winterland121072 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 WOD really worth seeing live...amazing show... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Now they're covering Dylan. Damn! http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/09/the_war_on_drugs_at_first_avenue_92214.php http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/09/24/the-war-on-drugs-perform-live-in-the-current-studio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 http://teamcoco.com/video/the-war-on-drugs-10-30-14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 http://www.thewarondrugs.net Tour dates!!!!! New album!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.