This is a brilliant album. The War On Drugs began with Kurt Vile and Adam Granduciel. They have since split ways and Granduciel is now the driving force behind the band. Other members include: David Hartley (bass), Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez (saxophone) and Anthony LaMarca (guitar). This is their third and definitely best album to date. The album came out of Granduciel's break up almost two years ago and he then quit caffeine, smoking and alcohol. It led to some intensity in his life, it's a path I have walked, so I empathize with him. He wanted to be a better songwriter and I think this passage helped a lot. His influences are Bob Dylan, Neal Young and Bruce Springsteen. You can hear all of that in this record.
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