A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING

2017 release. For much of the three and a half year period since the release of Lost In The Dream The War on Drugs front man Adam Granduciel LED the charge for his Philadelphia-based sextet as he holed up in studios in New York and Los Angeles to write record edit and tinker-but above all to busy himself in work. Teaming up with engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes Weezer) Granduciel challenged the notion of what it means to create a fully realized piece of music in today s modern landscape. Calling on his bandmates - bassist Dave Hartley keyboarding Robbie Bennett drummer Charlie Hall and multi-instrumentalists Anthony LaMarca and Jon Natchez - continuously throughout the process the result is a quot;band recordquot; in the noblest sense featuring collaboration coordination and confidence at every turn. Through those years of relocation the revisiting and reexamining of endless hours of recordings unbridled exploration and exuberance Granduciel s gritty love of his craft succeeded in pushing the band to great heights.