The War on Drugs

[Kieran McConville]

Yes. Yes I do actually (though I'd suggest it's strictly coincidental).

 

[martha]

Red Eyes brings Arcade Fire to mind, the first part especially.

 

[david]

I sure wish Secretly Canadian would ship my record.

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[u2popmofo]

I don't believe this was ever posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbzV2Y06G-E

 

[martha]

Soooo good.

There's a KCRW one out there too.

 

[bono_212]

Maybe they were really afraid to leave that track off the album. Because you know, fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. And hate leads to... Suffering.

Sometimes someone posts something on here that just makes my entire day better for having seen it.

 

[IWasBored]

May the 4th be with that post.

 

[bono_212]

Oh indeed

 

[u2popmofo]

Soooo good.

There's a KCRW one out there too.

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb140404the_war_on_drugs/hd-showcase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7v9YBropc


You douchebags have me addicted to this band.

 

[martha]

HD Showcase: The War on Drugs - KCRW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7v9YBropc


You douchebags have me addicted to this band.

Welcome to the club. I just got two tickets to see them at the Glass House in October. i don't even give a shit that it's on a school night. they won't be playing small venues much longer.

 

[U2inUtah]

Wow you guys weren't kidding, "An Ocean in Between the Waves" is fantastic. Gotta be my favorite track of 2014 thus far.

 

[bono_212]

I don't know, I kinda think Red Eyes and Disappearing are superior tracks....

 

[LemonMelon]

Red Eyes got overshadowed by the rest of the album for me, but there isn't a bad song anywhere on it. Easy AOTY contender.

 

[bono_212]

I think the weakest song may be track 3, but other than that, I agree. It's a great album. I'm glad that I can finally get on board with you guys and this band. The irony of my relative dislike of the first album was almost too much to handle.

 

[LemonMelon]

Tracks 4-6 of this album are collectively the best thing to happen in music so far this year.

 

[bono_212]

And now that I've finished this listen, I'm going to go ahead and return to my original thought on this one and say that "In Reverse" is my favorite track.

 

[phanan]

AOTY for me thus far as well. It's been on constant rotation since its release.

 

[nielsgov]

My favorites are An Ocean Between the Waves and In Reverse but most of it is awesome.

I don't mind you disappearing,
cause I know you can be found...

That part is the best moment in a song of the years so far. Easily

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[corianderstem]

It's really grown on me since its release. I still prefer Slave Ambient, but it's great.

 

[TimeToGo]

Great new album. It didn't do much for me the first time I played it, but I can't get enough of it now. In Reverse is cathartic. I'm just mad that they won't have a show anywhere near me. Darn their beautiful music!

 

[Danny Boy]

I'm listening to Wagonwheel Blues right now, which further confirms that they should consider changing their name to Tom Petty and the E Street band.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[corianderstem]

I checked out that album on Spotify last week. Didn't like it nearly as much as the others.

 

[martha]

Steve hears a lot of U2 in Slave Ambient. So do I.

 

[agentorange]

I can't listen to "Burning" without hearing "Young Turks" by Rod Stewart.

 

[iron yuppie]

I'm listening to Wagonwheel Blues right now, which further confirms that they should consider changing their name to Tom Petty and the E Street band.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I've been meaning to hear this for quite some time.

 

[david]

I got my copy on vinyl today in the mail, I had to wait for them to press more copies apparently. It is phenomenal.

 

[LemonMelon]

I've been meaning to hear this for quite some time.

It's very good. A Needle in Your Eye #16 is like the father of Baby Missles.

 

[Kieran McConville]

Drugs Win War On Drugs

 

[dudeman]

this is just faceblastingly awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmeQHf_B8I

his vocal performance here is just off the fucking charts.
and then he turns into j mascis at some point.

it's totally awesome.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmeQHf_B8I

there it is twice. it's that good.

 

[martha]

I'm this close to getting a ticket for the other LA area show. I don't even care that it's two school nights in a row.

That was so good. Thanks for finding it.