A THRILLING glimpse at the future of rock. With the genre under fire by young guns inventing new styles, Philadelphia band The War On Drugs have looked to the road and the classic rock spirit of Bruce Springsteen to create a contender for album of the year.
The songs were honed on the road, and created by the band together. With Adam Granduciel front and centre, both the singing and the musicianship are exemplary. Boldly kicking off with a nine-minute tune unlikely to trouble the pop charts, TWOD create their trademark waves of sound, building, ebbing and grabbing your attention.
The widescreen sound is never bombastic, and chock full of interesting touches. Eyes To The Wind is a standout, while Suffering takes a more narrow view, and is a welcome contrast. Disappearing harks back to the ‘80s with its drum machine sound, but pulls it off.
An enveloping album that raises the stakes – one for the ages.
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