The War On Drugs announce release of new collection LIVE DRUGS


The War On Drugs by Matthias Hesch

The War On Drugs by Matthias Hesch




The War On Drugs can easily be divided into two entities; the painstakingly crafted, multi-layered sound of Adam Granduciel in the studio, and the more considered, full band rock experience of their live shows.

It’s the evolution of that live sound over the course of the past decade which will be the focus of LIVE DRUGS, a new collection to be released on Granduciel’s own Super High Quality Records label on November 20th.

Featuring tracks which go back to early favourites such as Buenos Aires Beach to the modern classics such as Under the Pressure, In Reverse and Thinking Of A Place, the tracks have been built from ‘over 40 hard drives of recorded live shows’ and are also a showcase for the talents of The War On Drugs’ long-time co-producer and live guru Dominic East.

“As a band leader, I always want to know where a song can go,” Granduciel explains. “Even though we’ve recorded it, mastered it, put it out, and been touring on it, it doesn’t mean that we just have to do it the same way forever.”

“It feels like it’s kind of a reset, to be able to put something out that’s a really good interpretation of the way we interpret our music live. Even though this recording is from a year of tours, this is really how these six guys evolved as a band from 2014 to 2019.”

LIVE DRUGS tracklist:

An Ocean Between The Waves (Live)
Pain (Live)
Strangest Thing (Live)
Red Eyes (Live)
Thinking Of A Place (Live)
Buenos Aires Beach (Live)
Accidentally Like a Martyr (Live)
Eyes to the Wind (Live)
Under the Pressure (Live)
In Reverse (Live)


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