The War on Drugs is a good example of a band with a solid reputation, and along with that, expectations of quality that increase with each new release. The band began in Philadelphia in 2005, founded by Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile. Vile left for a solo career after The War on Drugs' debut record in 2008. A Deeper Understanding is the band's fourth album. Granduciel and his bandmates create a sound that is vast, rich and expansive. Something of a perfectionist, the frontman has called this the most focused "band record" to date from The War on Drugs. It rewards repeated listening, and ultimately ups the ante for the next one.
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Here are the Top 30 releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending Sept. 10, 2017:
1 Iron & Wine- Beast Epic
2 The War On Drugs- A Deeper Understanding
3 Grizzly Bear- Painted Ruins
4 LCD Soundsystem- American Dream
5 The Mynabirds- Be Here Now
6 Arcade Fire- Everything Now
7 Coast Modern- Coast Modern
8 Jen Cloher- Jen Cloher
9 Manchester Orchestra- A Black Mile To The Surface
10 Broken Social Scene- Hug Of Thunder
11 Gregg Allman- Southern Blood
12 Filthy Friends- Invitation
13 Oh Sees- Orc
14 A Giant Dog- Toy
15 Guantanamo Baywatch- Desert Center
16 Waxahatchee- Out In The Storm
17 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart- The Echo Of Pleasure
18 Alvvays- Antisocialites
19 Benjamin Gibbard- Bandwagonesque
20 Portugal. The Man- Woodstock
21 Japanese Breakfast- Soft Sounds From Another Planet
22 Big Thief- Capacity
23 Washed Out- Mister Mellow
24 Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real- Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
25 Rainer Maria- S/T
26 The Districts- Popular Manipulations
27 Foster The People- Invitation
28 Twinsmith- Stay Cool
29 Downtown Boys- Cost Of Living
30 Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit- The Nashville Sound