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Lost In The Dream (Album) by The War On Drugs

Artist Biography For The War On Drugs


The War On Drugs Is An American Indie Rock Band From Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Band Member Adam Granduciel Born Adam Granofsky In Dover Massachusetts Moved From Oakland California To Philadelphia In 2003 Where He Met Kurt Vile And Began Playing Music With Him. They Began Playing As The War On Drugs In 2005 And Self-Released A Demo EP. While Vile And Granduciel Formed The Backbone Of The Band They Had A Number Of Accompanists Early In The Group's Career Before Finally Settling On A Lineup That Added Charlie Hall As Drummer/organist Kyle Lloyd As Drummer And Dave Hartley On Bass. Granduciel Had Previously Toured And Recorded With The Capitol Years And Vile Has Several Solo Albums. The Group Gave Away Its Barrel Of Batteries EP For Free Early In 2008. Their Debut LP For Secretly Canadian Wagonwheel Blues Was Released In 2008. Reviewers Of The Band's Music Make Note Of Its Americana Overtones. The Group's Sound Has Been Described As Influenced By Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen And My Bloody Valentine. The Lineup Underwent Several Changes And By The End Of 2008 Kurt Vile Charlie Hall And Kyle Lloyd Had All Exited The Group. Granduciel And Hartley Were Joined By Drummer Mike Zanghi As The Group Slimmed To Three Members. After Zanghi's Exit In 2010 Steven Urgo Took Over Drum Duties And Robbie Bennett Joined On Keys.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Lost In The Dream

Lost In The Dream Is The Third Album By Philadelphia Band The War On Drugs But In Many Ways It Feels Like The First. Around The Release Of The 2011 Breakthrough Slave Ambient Adam Granduciel Spent The Bulk Of Two Years On The Road Touring Through Progressively Larger Rock Clubs Festival Stages And Late-Night Television Slots. As These Dozen Songs Shifted And Grew Beyond What They'd Been In The Studio The War On Drugs Became A Bona Fide Rock 'n' Roll Band. That Essence Drives Lost In The Dream A 10-Song Set Produced By Granduciel And Longtime Engineer Jeff Zeigler. In The Past Granduciel Built The Core Of Songs Largely By Himself. But These Tunes Were Played And Recorded By The Group That Had Solidified So Much On The Road Dave Hartley His Favorite Bassist In The World Who Had Played A Bit On The War On Drugs' 2008 Debut Wagonwheel Blues And Pianist Robbie Bennett A Multi-Instrumentalist Who Contributed To Slave Ambient. This Unit Spent Eight Months Bouncing Between A Half-Dozen Different Studios That Stretched From The Mountains Of North Carolina To The Boroughs Of New York City. Only Then Did Granduciel--The Proudly Self-Professed Gearhead And Unrepentant Perfectionist--Add And Subtract Invite Guests And Retrofit Pieces. He Sculpted These Songs Into A Musical Rescue Mission Through And Then Beyond Personal Despair And Anxiety. Lost In The Dream Represents The Trials Of The Trip And The Triumphs Of Its Destination. "I Wanted There To Be A Singular Voice But I Wanted It To Be A Project Of Great Friends. Everyone In The Band Cares About It So Much " He Says. "That Is The Crux Of It--Growing Up Dealing With Life Having Close Friends Helping Each Other Get By. That Is What The Record's All About." As Such These Tunes Reveal A Careful And Thrilling Reinvention Of The Sound That's Become The War On Drugs' Trademark. The Signature Meld Of Long Tones And Scattershot Layers Still Stands With Phantom Drum Machines And Organ Lines Dotting The Musical Middle Distance All Across Lost In The Dream. Note The Way The Keys Whisper Against The Guitar's Growl As The Tempestuous "An Ocean In Between The Waves" Approaches Pentecostal Heat. Hear How When A Sharp And Hard Riff Cuts Into The Inescapable Chorus Of "Red Eyes " Synthetic Strings And Baritone Saxophone Shape A Soft Infinite Bed Beneath It. But There's A Newfound Directness To These Tunes Too. Granduciel's Voice Steps Out From Behind Its Typical Web Of Effects--Louder Now With More Experiences To Share And More Steel From Having Survived Them. He Sounds Less Like A Prismatic Reflection Of A Rock Bandleader More Like The Emboldened Actualization Of That Idea. With Its Crisp Unencumbered Delivery "Eyes To The Wind" Becomes The Album's Centerpiece And The Group's New Anthem. This Is Granduciel's To-Date Triumph And The Exact Moment Where Lost In The Dream Moves From A Tale Of Confusion To One Of Resolve. Throughout Most Of The Record Grips Loosen And Senses Fail Memories Are Mourned And Expectations Are Abandoned. But After The Rolling Thunder Lift Of "Eyes To The Wind " Granduciel Finds New Contentment And Direction. Anguish Sublimates Into Deliverance. Backed By His Bros Granduciel Becomes A Preacher In A New Pulpit. SC310 Released 03/18/14