Album artwork for A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs

The band's first album since 2014's universally acclaimed Lost In The Dream, and their debut album with Atlantic.

For much of the three and a half year period since the release of Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs' frontman, Adam Granduciel, led the charge for his Philadelphia-based sextet as he holed up in studios in New York and Los Angeles to write, record, edit, and tinker—but, above all, to busy himself in work. Teaming up with engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Weezer), Granduciel challenged the notion of what it means to create a fully realized piece of music in today's modern landscape. Calling on his bandmates – bassist Dave Hartley, keyboarding Robbie Bennett, drummer Charlie Hall and multi-instrumentalists Anthony LaMarca and Jon Natchez -- continuously throughout the process, the result is a "band record" in the noblest sense, featuring collaboration, coordination, and confidence at every turn. Through those years of relocation, the revisiting and reexamining of endless hours of recordings, unbridled exploration, and exuberance, Granduciel's gritty love of his craft succeeded in pushing the band to great heights.

The War On Drugs

A Deeper Understanding

Atlantic
Album artwork for A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
LPx2

$34.99

Deluxe Edition

Released 04/21/2023Catalog Number

075678625046

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Album artwork for A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
CD

$13.99

Released 08/25/2017Catalog Number

cd561934

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The War On Drugs

A Deeper Understanding

Atlantic
Album artwork for A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
LPx2

$34.99

Deluxe Edition

Released 04/21/2023Catalog Number

075678625046

Learn more
Album artwork for A Deeper Understanding by The War On Drugs
CD

$13.99

Released 08/25/2017Catalog Number

cd561934

Learn more

The band's first album since 2014's universally acclaimed Lost In The Dream, and their debut album with Atlantic.

For much of the three and a half year period since the release of Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs' frontman, Adam Granduciel, led the charge for his Philadelphia-based sextet as he holed up in studios in New York and Los Angeles to write, record, edit, and tinker—but, above all, to busy himself in work. Teaming up with engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Weezer), Granduciel challenged the notion of what it means to create a fully realized piece of music in today's modern landscape. Calling on his bandmates – bassist Dave Hartley, keyboarding Robbie Bennett, drummer Charlie Hall and multi-instrumentalists Anthony LaMarca and Jon Natchez -- continuously throughout the process, the result is a "band record" in the noblest sense, featuring collaboration, coordination, and confidence at every turn. Through those years of relocation, the revisiting and reexamining of endless hours of recordings, unbridled exploration, and exuberance, Granduciel's gritty love of his craft succeeded in pushing the band to great heights.