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The War on Drugs

April 2022

  • ‘I’ve always been a hustler’ … Kurt Vile, whose new album is his major-label debut.

    ‘I want to blow minds’: Kurt Vile on beating anxiety, hitting arenas and hungering for hits

    The one-time carefree Philly stoner has come out of lockdown a changed man – with huge ambitions for his most candid record yet. He reveals how Covid triggered his ‘homecoming’ renaissance
  • Adam Granduciel fronts the War on Drugs at the O2, London.

    Kitty Empire's artist of the week
    The War on Drugs review – wistful, immersive rock turned up to 11

    Adam Granduciel and his band take Neil Young, Dylan and Springsteen, add a hint of krautrock and mix a heady cocktail
  • Adam Granduciel performing with the War on Drugs at London’s O2 Arena.

    The War on Drugs review – cosmic WTF moments turn arena rock on its head

    Their fanbase has grown but the Philadelphia rockers haven’t sold out, mixing dad rock with Krautrock to make an improbable but potent sonic cocktail

December 2021

  • Best albums of 2021 - No 1 Self Esteem.

    Best music of 2021
    The 50 best albums of 2021

    And finally – a deserving winner, whose second solo album is a truly relatable, pin-sharp pop classic. We reveal our No 1 album of 2021

November 2021

  • Album covers from this months list

    The month's best album reviews
    Self Esteem, Sam Fender and more: November’s best album reviews

    Discover all our four- and five-star album reviews from the last month, from pop to folk, classical and more

October 2021

  • Adam Granduciel, left, and the War on Drugs.

    The War on Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore review – songs for cruising endless highways

    Recorded in seven studios over three years, Adam Granduciel and co’s latest is a rich, mesmerising affair

September 2019

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    Best culture of the 21st century
    The 100 best albums of the 21st century

    We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree

October 2018

  • Kurt Vile.

    On my radar
    On my radar: Kurt Vile’s cultural highlights

    The singer-songwriter on the joys of John Prine, the black comedy of TV’s Vice Principals and psychedelic pulp fiction

August 2018

  • Adam Granduciel of the War on Drugs closing out Green Man festival.

    Green Man festival review – cosmic rock and communal wonderment

    An eclectic bill of everything from psych rock to alt-folk proved again why Green Man is one of the UK’s most beloved festivals

January 2018

  • Jay Z, Cardi B and Chris Stapleton.

    Who will – and should – win the major categories at the Grammys 2018

    Can Jay-Z finally dominate the major categories with his 13th album? Will Despacito be snubbed? And could Cardi B beat the boys to the rap crown?

December 2017

  • from left, Anthony LaMarca, David Hartley, Adam Granduciel, Charlie Hall, Jon Natchez and Robbie Bennett of the War on Drugs performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

    Best music of 2017
    The best albums of 2017, No 7: The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding

  • trail-albums

    Best music of 2017
    The best albums of 2017: the full list

November 2017

  • Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs performs live at Alexandra Palace in London<br>Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs performs live at Alexandra Palace. London, United Kingdom - Tuesday November 14, 2017.

    War on Drugs review – fifty shades of blue

  • ‘I was in a trance’ … Adam Granduciel in London to promote A Deeper Understanding.

    The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel: 'I was overcome by fear'

August 2017

  • Open door: Adam Granduciel (right) with the band.

    The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding review – deeper but not darker

  • The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding

    The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding review – the expansive sound of love and loneliness

September 2015

  • Amy Boone of The Delines performs End of the Road

    End of the Road festival review – the bands love it as much as the crowd

    The festival celebrates its 10th birthday with a bill packed full of female artists, and a charming headline show from Sufjan Stevens

March 2015

  • The War On Drugs

    The War on Drugs review – triumphant, molten heartbreak music

    Brixton Academy, London
    Adam Granduciel’s fractured, soul-spilling songs move beyond ragged-glory Americana into rhythmic, sparky epics tonight

January 2015

  • Maccabees

    The War on Drugs and the Maccabees confirmed for the BBC's 6 Music festival

    Sleater-Kinney, Gaz Coombes and Young Fathers also join the lineup for the alternative music station’s second festival, taking place in Tyneside from 20-22 February

December 2014

  • Sharon Van Etten

    The playlist
    The playlist: the best Americana of 2014, with the War on Drugs and Sharon Van Etten

    If your thing is the delicious drawl of the American accent, here are five of the year’s best songs from the United States
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