The War on Drugs

The War On Drugs: A Deeper Understanding (Atlantic)

Review by Graeme Thomson, Daily Mail, Summer 2017

ADAM GRANDUCIEL, strategist-in- chief behind Philadelphia's the War On Drugs, works in a field we might call ambient Americana. Imagine the music of Bruce Springsteen, ...

All Points East: Victoria Park, London

Live Review by Tim Cooper, Louder Than War, 4 June 2018

Saturday 2nd June: The National, The War On Drugs, Future Islands, Warpaint, Cat Power Sunday 3rd June: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, St ...

The War On Drugs: Alexandra Palace, London

Live Review by Lisa Verrico, The Times, 16 November 2017

Adam Granduciel, the Philadelphia band's main man, took ignoring the audience to ludicrous levels, yet the songs oozed extraordinary warmth. ...

War On Drugs: Alexander Palace, London

Live Review by Rick Pearson, The Evening Standard, 15 November 2017

IN AN ERA of instant gratification, the slow-burning pleasures of the War On Drugs provide the perfect antidote. ...

The War on Drugs: Brixton Academy, London

Live Review by Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 3 March 2015

Adam Granduciel's fractured, soul-spilling songs move beyond ragged-glory Americana into rhythmic, sparky epics tonight.   ...