The War on Drugs

With their upcoming November tour having long-since sold-out, 2014's breakout success story THE WAR ON DRUGS have just announced news of an 8-date UK tour for February 2015 including a performance at Leeds Academy. 

THE WAR ON DRUGS recently unveiled a video for 'Under The Pressure', the majestic opening track from Lost In The Dream. The sweeping video presents aesthetics the ‘Drugs have become known for throughout their career revealing both a broad and intimate look at a band. 

THE WAR ON DRUGS recently unveiled a video for 'Under The Pressure', the majestic opening track from Lost In The Dream. The sweeping videopresents aesthetics the ‘Drugs have become known for throughout their career revealing both a broad and intimate look at a band. 
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Critical acclaim for Lost In The Dream, out now on Secretly Canadian:

‘One of 2014’s truly great records… The perfect Americana road trip.’
NME – 9/10

‘A sublime journey… Its no small feat to make rock music sound this fresh nowadays. Amid the hordes of bands pulling the same old tired moves, thanks God for The War On Drugs'
Time Out – 5 Stars *****

‘A huge triumph… Widescreen, exhilarating, Springsteen-esque rock ’n’ roll… It’s clear that this is the band’s breakthrough moment.’
Evening Standard – 5 Stars *****

‘A magnificent musical voyage… An early contender for the upper reaches of those end-of-year lists.’
The Sun - 5 Stars *****

‘Granduciel is a master of slowly shifting textures… Imagine Bob Dylan singing Tom Petty songs, backed by a combination of Avalon-era Roxy Music and the E Street Band.’
Sunday Times (Album of the Week)

‘Gorgeous, fully realised third from Adam Granduciel’s ambient rockers.’
Uncut – 8/10

‘“Everything is delivered with a wondrous sadness... It’s a record for dusk, for dawn, and for all the dark corners in which you might find yourself in between.”
Q Magazine - 4 Stars ****

‘Right to the final note Lost In The Dream is a triumph of emotive feel and detail.”
MOJO - 4 Stars ****

‘Adam Granduciel combines 80s-style rock with 70s kosmische music. Imagine Neu! covering Dancing In The Dark.’
The Guardian – 4 Stars ****

‘Combines the narrative style of 70s Dylan with the sonic clarity of 80s pop-rock and the narcotic haze of psychedelia… An album that gets deeper on each listen.’
The Times – 4 Stars ****

‘Adam Granduciel’s Philly road fetishists drew cult acclaim before, but their hybrid of US road-rock, Krautrock and drone textures is more confident in range and purpose here.’
Independent On Sunday – 4 Stars ****

‘Lost In The Dream maintains a kind of motorik languor throughout, turning 80s arena rock into something much more intriguing’
The Observer – 4 Stars ****

‘Its unified vision should appeal to fans of My Bloody Valentine and Neil Young alike.’
The Independent – 4 Stars ****

"Fuses the open American landscape of 1970s rock with the metronomic pulse of krautrock." 
Financial Times – 4 Stars ****

‘Richly melodic and possessing a classicist pop sensibility, this is rock music with soul.’
Clash – 8/10

‘Imagine Bob Dylan making records with My Bloody Valentine in New Mexico designed for the end credits of a road movie.’
Guitarist – 4 Stars ****

‘Classic rock through a krautrock lens.’
D.I.Y. – 4 Stars ****

‘Lost In The Dream embodies a big-hearted Americana.’
Loud And Quiet – 8/10

‘Beautiful… Lost In The Dream offers myriad reasons to bask in its beatific atmosphere.’
The Fly – 4 Stars ****

‘Under The Pressure and Red Eyes revel in the kind of swagger, euphoria and pomp that will leave fans of the band’s first two albums reeling… A classic.’
Crack – 15/20

‘Anthemic and triumphant… I’m not sure you’ll hear a better record all year.’
London In Stereo

‘Lost In The Dream adorns an hour of exuberant noise with a wealth of analogue and synth effects… Beautiful.’
Prog

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