The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (2-LP Vinyl) artist-mike-gordon brilliance emerges through the fog

brilliance emerges through the fog of dance-club drumming and repetitive synth-bass—particularly when they lean toward the proggier end of the spectrum with "Theia" and the title cut

Down The Road

but it's hard to argue with such optimistic sentiment when you feel a little better already just hearing them play it

"Getting Into Knives" finds John Darnielle and his bandmates drawing on the warmth of that legendary room in ways that push against the Mountain Goats' lo-fi origins without abandoning the emotional directness that built their following

The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (2-LP Vinyl) artist-mike-gordon brilliance emerges through the fogPicking up where the sprawling, road worn heartache of *Lost in the Dream* left off, *A Deeper Understanding* found Adam Granduciel pushing his layered, Americana soaked sound toward something even more expansive and meticulously constructed. The album earned the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2018, a rare mainstream acknowledgment for a Philadelphia outfit that had built its reputation largely through devoted word of mouth and relentless touring. For